Avid 232

Little is documented about the Avid 232. What the record shows comes from a couple of period reviews. High Fidelity (October 1981, p.37) identified the 232 as a second-generation member of Avid's Minimum Diffraction Loudspeaker series, following up on the company's first-generation design reviewed in March 1979. HiFI/Stereo (June 1981, p.16) gave a handful of measured specs. Output with a 5-centimeters-per-second groove velocity at 1 kHz was 0.4 millivolt. Frequency response was listed as 10 to 50,000 Hz. Channel separation at 1 kHz exceeded 33 dB, and channel balance was better than 1 dB. The same source gave a price of $690, with an optional cabinet available for $65.

Beyond those fragments, nothing else has surfaced. There are no production years, no dimensions, no driver complement and no crossover details. If more documentation exists, it has not been located yet.

Type: Loudspeaker (second-generation Minimum Diffraction design)
Frequency response (claimed): 10–50,000 Hz
Output (5 cm/s groove velocity at 1 kHz): 0.4 mV
Channel separation at 1 kHz: >33 dB
Channel balance: within 1 dB
Price (1981): $690; optional cabinet $65