Sony Tower Speakers ID?
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Those are self powered speakers that connect directly to the TV that were generally used for home theater with the big projection TV's we all had in the 80'S/90's.
You can search for a similar model with the images below.
https://www.google.com/search?q=SON..._p_UAhVnxVQKHYsPDAMQ_AUICygC&biw=1164&bih=538
You can search for a similar model with the images below.
https://www.google.com/search?q=SON..._p_UAhVnxVQKHYsPDAMQ_AUICygC&biw=1164&bih=538
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I'm really not sure if they would be compatible, I don't think they would be very good for 2 channel listening though if that's what you had intended to do. Someone with more knowledge of these might chime in.
SAVA series. I still have and use my SAVA10s with my TV every day instead of a soundbar, they work well. SAVA10 were the smallest ones of the series which went SAVA 10, 20, 30, 40, 45 up to 80 or 90s, or something like that. My set goes up to Dolby Pro Logic, newer versions went to newer versions of Dolby. They have a pair of smaller rears for the surround and 2 inputs. Larger and newer versions had a tuner, a cassette deck and I believe the newest ones even a CD player.
Additional information, my set SAVA10 fronts each have a "full range driver" and a subwoofer in the right speaker. Each of the fronts also have an angled "full range" which create the illusion of a center channel, and believe me, it works, you can hear the sound coming from the center as if there was actually a speaker there. If you connect your TV to them you don't have to worry to turn them on and off, they go on stand by after 5 minutes with no signal. Left and right speakers are connected with a ribbon about 12 feet long, no other connections. Rears are connected with standard speaker wire. If you are interested in the manual, I am positive I have it somewhere, I am sure that it has been tucked away in a drawer for about 25 or 30 years. I don't know if it covers the larger sets, but if you send me a PM and tell me which SAVA is yours I'll check if it is covered and send it to you. Just tell me the model and your e-mail.
CopperWizard
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Plastic sony, skinny tower, my instincts say run away.
wu6fiend
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I had the SAVA-55 set, IIRC. It came with two rear speakers, that mounted to the wall facing each other, and received a signal from the amplifier in the right main front speaker via a wireless transmitter. It was line of sight tech (ie. the transmitter had to "see" the rear speakers, and the powered one of the rear speakers had to "see" its mate for it all to work. There was also a remote, so you could toggle between various audio effect settings. I purchased it in the early 1990s. The sound was quite good, but the grills were not removable, so I never looked at the speaker components themselves. I sold it to a vintage audio place, and was pleased to get some money for it, long after I had stopped using the set.
62vauxhall
Addicted Member
A wise decision. Sony was the biggest selling brand of the retail chain I worked for starting in the late 1980's. But that included TV's, camcorders, portable electronics and car stereo. Each department had separate staff and things like those Sony speakers were displayed and sold in the Video department not Audio. Some of the more seasoned and successful Video sales people had a high ratio of recently arrived foreign clientele. They often bought expensive for the time, Sony A/V systems which could often include speakers like that. No one shopping in the Audio department would even acknowledge their existence.
