Saba AM 80

Data

General

• Manufacturer: SABA
• Model: AM 80 (Acoustic Monitor 80)
• Type: Loudspeaker
• Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1983
• Made in: Germany
• Color: Walnut, Metallic Anthracite
• Dimensions: 535 x 260 x 210 mm (HxWxD)
• Weight: 12,4 kg
• Original price approx.: 650 DM

Technical data

• Construction: 3-way closed
• chassis:
  • woofer: 1x 170 mm to center surround; special carbon fiber paper.
  • midrange driver: 1x 60 mm (dome) mid surround, softdome - silk
  • tweeter: 1x 30 mm (dome), extremely light silk
• Power handling (nominal/music): 60 / 80 Watt
• Efficiency: 96 dB at 3.8 Watt
• frequency response: 30 - 25.000 Hz
• Crossover frequency ranges: 720 & 5300 Hz
• Impedance: 4 Ohm

Special Features

• Extremely high-quality metric screw connections
• High quality level control for midrange adjustment (ceramic wire potentiometer)
• Basket woofer cast aluminium, metric screw connection, total 230 mm
• Midrange driver front cast aluminium, metric screw joint, total 145 mm
• tweeter front cast aluminium, metric screw mount, total 107 mm
• crossover with air core coils, no connectors, everything soldered
• cabinet: closed cabinet, high damping, rear panel screwable with gasket
• special polyester fleece inside

Remarks

• Other models of the same series:
• Saba AM 80
• Saba AM 130
• Saba AM 140

Pictures

• Image: Saba AM 80

• Excerpt from brochure: Saba Acoustic Monitor Series

Reviews

• The workmanship is very high quality.