Arcus AS 500

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Arcus
• Model: AS 500
• Year of manufacture:
• Made in: Germany
• Color: Black ash, walnut, others for an additional charge
• Dimensions: 290 x 1200 x 365 mm (W x H x D)
• Weight: 34 kg
• Original price approx.: 4400 DM (list), street price 1994: approx. 1800 DM/pair

Technical data

• Type: 3-way closed, floorstanding speaker
• drivers:
  • woofer: 2x 215 mm Vifa P21WO-32 8Ohm

midrange driver: 170 mm tweeter: 25 mm fabric dome -ferrofluid cooled- Seas

• Power handling (nominal/music): 170 / 300 W

Efficiency:

• Frequency response: 25 - 25,000 Hz
• Crossover: 190/3150 Hz
• Impedance: 4 Ohm / 8 Ohm

Special Features

• solid, high-quality real wood Funier
• stiffened body made of MDF, lined with bitumen plates
• bridged, extremely solid and gold-plated copper connection terminal for all cable sizes
• selected separate crossovers for high/mid and low frequencies
• selected drivers fixed with eight screws each
• woofers arranged laterally
• matched and tuned in pairs
• screwable spikes and special dampers included in delivery

Remarks

Other models in the same series:

• AS 500
• AS 1000

Test in stereoplay 10/92 33-35 points, former top class 2.

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