Denon SC-201V (1986)

The Denon SC-201V is a bookshelf speaker system from the mid-1980s, and the paper trail on it is thin. The record does show a 2-way, 3-driver bass reflex design with a somewhat unusual "twin drive" arrangement - two 13 cm cone woofers handle the low band, and a single 2.5 cm dome tweeter takes everything above 4 kHz. It was built with magnetic shielding in mind, so it could sit near a television.

The specs that survive are respectable for the era. Frequency response is rated from 40 Hz to 30 kHz, impedance is 6 Ω, and maximum allowable input is 130W (300W instantaneous). The enclosure is rigid particle board. Each cabinet weighs 7.0 kg and measures 354 x 258 x 221 mm. The original price in Japan was ¥34,900 per unit, which dates the model to around 1986.

Beyond that, documentation dries up. There's no recorded production span, no family placement within Denon's larger speaker lineup, and no period reviews of note. A YouTube video compares the SC-201V against a Sony amplifier in a bass test, but no conclusions from that test were recorded. A Russian-language forum post asks generally whether Denon speakers beat JBL and Jamo, and it doesn't address this model specifically.

What the archive has is a mid-80s Denon bookshelf speaker with an interesting driver layout and a price point.

Type: 2-way, 3-speaker, bass reflex, bookshelf
Low band: 13 cm cone ×2; High band: 2.5 cm dome
Frequency response: 40 Hz – 30 kHz
Impedance: 6 Ω; Max input: 130W (300W peak)
Crossover: 4 kHz
Dimensions: 354 × 258 × 221 mm; 7.0 kg
Original price: ¥34,900 (circa 1986)

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Denon SC-201V (1986)

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