Realistic Optimus T-100 (c. 1977)

Documentation on the Optimus T-100 is thin. No manual, no service literature, and no full magazine review has surfaced in the archive, just a period spec-directory entry and a bit of Realistic advertising. What the record shows is a three-foot tower speaker from the Optimus line, current around 1977.

The HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers directory (1977, p.152) lists the T-100 at $384.75 and gives the essentials. It's a 31" × 15" × 12" tower with two 8" woofers and a 3" tweeter. Power handling is 75-watt peak program. Frequency response is 55-18,000 Hz ±3 dB, the crossover is at 3,500 Hz, and there's an L-pad treble control. Realistic's own advertising in High Fidelity (March 1977, p.20) gave the pitch. The tower height put the drivers at listening level without stands. The two 8" acoustic-suspension woofers were efficient enough for modest amplifiers. The walnut-veneer cabinet was finished on all sides, so it could sit anywhere in the room.

Type: tower speaker, two 8" woofers and a 3" tweeter
Power handling: 75 W peak program
Frequency response: 55–18,000 Hz ±3 dB
Crossover: 3,500 Hz; L-pad treble adjustment
Dimensions: 31" H × 15" W × 12" D
List price: $384.75

That's the whole file. If you own a pair and can add sound impressions, cabinet details, or date code info, the archive would welcome it.