EPI TIE-280
Almost everything on record about the EPI TIE-280 comes from the company's own advertising. There is no independent testing or service literature. The model was part of EPI's Time/Energy Series II line - the ads styled it "TIE 280 Series II" - and sat alongside seven other Time/Energy Series II speakers and Time/Energy Monitors. Suggested retail across that group ran from $99.95 to $299.95. In a campaign that ran from late 1986 into 1987, Audio (January 1987, p.99) carried EPI's claim that these speakers could handle the extreme dynamic range of digital recordings. The ad credited inventive engineering and precise manufacturing, not exotic materials.
No specifications for the TIE-280 itself have been located. That means no driver complement, dimensions, frequency response or power rating. No period review of the model has surfaced either. Production years and its exact position in the price lineup are unrecorded. It is known to have existed through one advertising campaign, and that is about all.
- Model: TIE-280 (also styled "TIE 280 Series II" in period advertising)
- Type: Loudspeaker, EPI Time/Energy Series II
- Period advertised: Late 1986 – 1987
- Documented line price range: $99.95–$299.95 suggested retail (entire Time/Energy Series II and Monitor line)
- Detailed specifications: Not documented
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