I found a pair of 3-way 745-ES speakers from Phase Technology today at the GW, and took a chance on them at $25. Cloth dome tweeter, 6.5" mid, and 8" woofer are housed in a sealed tower.
They were the flagship of the Euro Series in 1985, but I'm not sure what the MSRP was. The brochure is available here.
Subjective analysis: At 93 db/w sensitive, they're sounding very good to me with a Marantz 2220. I'm guessing it's a fairly high Qt cabinet alignment. There isn't low frequency content in spades, but I'm hearing it dig down surprisingly deep, with the taught sound provided by shallow bass roll-off. Midrange seems detailed and prominent (in a good way). Treble is non-fatiguing and slightly rolled off.
I think there's only one other AKer with the 745-ES. You don't see a lot about Phase Tech, and even less about this series, but they're made in the USA and seem to be well-constructed.
Worth a listen if you ever get the chance.
They were the flagship of the Euro Series in 1985, but I'm not sure what the MSRP was. The brochure is available here.
Subjective analysis: At 93 db/w sensitive, they're sounding very good to me with a Marantz 2220. I'm guessing it's a fairly high Qt cabinet alignment. There isn't low frequency content in spades, but I'm hearing it dig down surprisingly deep, with the taught sound provided by shallow bass roll-off. Midrange seems detailed and prominent (in a good way). Treble is non-fatiguing and slightly rolled off.
I think there's only one other AKer with the 745-ES. You don't see a lot about Phase Tech, and even less about this series, but they're made in the USA and seem to be well-constructed.
Worth a listen if you ever get the chance.
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