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No bling necessary. Costs that have little to no effect on performance were minimised or excluded. Unnecessary bling in loudspeakers often only serves to help justify high prices and distract from poor quality build and/or sound.
Listen to Not An Audiophile The Podcast Episode 009 – all the insights into the 70S Model.
The primary aim was to design, engineer, and manufacture an affordable, Australian-made loudspeaker with a focus on performance. Fancy connection terminals, expensive timber veneers, grilles, high-gloss finishes etc have been omitted.
Emphasis on sound and style. Instead, the emphasis was placed on premium cabinet and crossover materials, as well as high-quality drive units that offer exceptional sound quality and reliability. The result is a cabinet design and construction of premium quality, delivering superb sound quality at a reasonable price.
Designed with a clear 1970’s influence. In the 1970’s, wider baffles, paper cone drivers, and simple crossover circuits resulted in an easy-listening sound. It was from these vintage design principles and years of R&D on wider baffles and plywood enclosures, that the 70S Model was born.
3 DIFFERENT PURCHASE OPTIONS FROM AUD $1,699
OPTION 1 – RTA: Ready to Assemble. No Soldering, Flat Pack Cabinet Kit – assemble and add your finish. AUD $1,699 pair
You construct the simply designed cabinet, install drivers, plug in the crossover and finish your way. Simple to assemble with just a handful of screws. Note – All the same pro level parts used in the retail ready option. No DIY grade cheap downgrades.
All the tricky work is done – design, crossover assembly, cable loom making and CNC matching of birch ply timber parts.
OPTIONAL CUSTOM 70S Model stands – Flat Pack Kit. You assemble and finish your way. Supplied raw birch ply. AUD $299 pair
OPTION 2 – RTP – Ready to paint. Fully assembled and functioning loudspeakers – just add your finish. AUD $2,299 pair
You paint, stain, wax or oil the cabinets. Supplied fully assembled & functioning with raw birch ply cabinets. Simple to disassemble and reassemble with just a handful of screws. Note – All the same pro level parts used in the retail ready version – No DIY grade cheap downgrades.
All the tricky work is done – design, crossover assembly, cable loom making and CNC matching of birch ply timber parts.
OPTIONAL CUSTOM 70S Model stands – Flat Pack Kit. You assemble and finish your way. Supplied raw birch ply. AUD $299 pair.
YOUTUBE VIDEOS
OPTION 3 – RETAIL READY. Pro level, Clear coated, Fully assembled, finished and functioning loudspeakers. Nothing to do – AUD $2,999 pair
OPTIONAL CUSTOM 70S Model stands – Pro level, Clear coated, Fully assembled, finished. Nothing to do AUD $999 pair.
No assembly videos to watch
Nothing to do except set up and enjoy
NOTE Tweeter to the outside as per pic
Dellichord 70S – Specifications
Frequency response – 38Hz to 25KHz ± 3dB (the vast majority of the audible frequency range is ±1.25dB)
Power handling – For use with amplifiers of all types from 20 – 200 watts RMS
Sensitivity – 86dB at 1 watt at 1 metre
Impedance – 8 ohms nominal (minimum 6.8 ohms, see graph elsewhere on this document)
Design – 2 way bass reflex.
Box construction – birch ply
Drivers – 25mm soft dome tweeter with integral wave guide. 165mm mid bass driver with non resonant paper cone.
Finish -Various, see price list
Dimensions – 500mm high x 290mm wide x 225mm deep
Weight – 7.5 kgs each
See On Axis Response Chart and Impedance Chart
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
70S soundstage is more tangible (only word I can think of) than the ATC. Wider and deeper. I could probably have improved it, but time ran out.
70s detail is equal to or better than the ATC.
ATC bass is probably a little more incisive down to about 70Hz, but ultimate extension of 70s is slightly better and I think bass definition and possibly extension would be improved with the use of heavy and inert stands.
I like the “raw” look of 70s, but the great performance is much more important. The stands are a good stop-gap and well priced in the kit form, but I feel, again, that inert stands would really bring out the best in these speakers….”
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