EPI Tower
Little is documented about an EPI speaker called simply the Tower. No review, specification sheet, or product listing for a model by that exact name has surfaced in the available record. It is unclear whether "Tower" was ever a formal EPI model designation.
The only "Tower" reference in period material is "The Mini Tower" - the name EPI's own advertising gave to its Model 400. The company's 1973-74 campaign ran in High Fidelity (August 1973, p.89) and HiFI-Stereo (July 1973, p.13). Its pitch was that if the $1000 speaker didn't get you, maybe the $55 one would. The ad showed a line of eight "Linear Sound" speakers, with the Model 1000 at the top and the Model 400 - "The Mini Tower" - in the middle at $389. It also cited Audio's review of the Model 50, whose measured response extended from 45 to 16,000 Hz ±3 dB with dispersion described as excellent.
No documentation examined here establishes whether this page's "Tower" is the Model 400 Mini Tower, a later floor-standing model, or a misattribution. No production years, technical specifications, or independent reviews for a model named Tower have been found. If you own an EPI speaker labeled Tower, the Archive would welcome a photograph and any details you can share.
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