Avid 102 (c. 1973–1975)
The Avid 102 was a bookshelf loudspeaker from the company's Series 100 line, introduced in late 1973 alongside the Model 100 and Model 103. Advertisements in Audio (October 1973, p.49) promoted the series with "user-changeable decorator grilles" - a novel feature at the time that let owners swap front fabrics to match their room. The 102 was the mid-sized model of the three. Avid did not publish its driver complement or cabinet volume in the brief ad copy. The whole line was priced from $79.50 to $139.50 per pair, which put the 102 somewhere in the middle.
A more detailed look came in Audio (September 1975, p.65-67), where test measurements described the 102 as a well-designed sealed enclosure with a low-frequency cutoff around 50 Hz. The acoustic crossover was reported to begin clearly at 3 kHz. The reviewer noted small sibilant-emphasizing peaks in the 7-9 kHz region and again at 14 kHz, though off-axis response held up well past 15 kHz. The listening test used speakers mounted against a flat wall at ear level, which was the recommended placement.
Surviving information on the 102 is thin beyond these few sources. It appears to have been a competent, honest two-way design typical of the mid-1970s American market, neither a budget special nor a flagship. No original manual or detailed specification sheet has surfaced in the Archive's collection.
- Type: Two-way bookshelf loudspeaker, sealed (acoustic suspension) enclosure
- Crossover: Approximately 3 kHz (from measurement)
- Low-frequency cutoff: ~50 Hz (anechoic, from measurement)
- Grilles: User-changeable decorator grilles
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