Scott 166

The Scott 166 is a loudspeaker with exactly one period review on record. HiFI-Stereo (October 1980, p.1) listed it as a first-look test subject alongside the Carver M-400 amplifier, Pickering XSV/4000 cartridge, Technics RS-M24 cassette deck, and Yamaha P-750 turntable. That at least places it in Scott's speaker lineup at the start of the 1980s.

The review's measurements (p.44) provide most of what is known about the design. Scott specified the 166's response as 55–20,000 Hz within ±6 dB. Impedance reached a maximum of 22 ohms at the 85 Hz bass resonance and fell to about 6 ohms at 3,200 Hz. The tweeter's dispersion was reported as very good up to 10,000 Hz, and 1 kHz and 10 kHz tone-burst waveforms were judged quite good.

After that, the paper trail goes cold. No price, cabinet dimensions, crossover details, or production history have turned up in the Archive's materials. It appears to have been a modest, conventionally sized speaker of the period.

Known specifications (from HiFI-Stereo, October 1980, p.44):

- Type: speaker

- Specified response: 55–20,000 Hz, ±6 dB

- Impedance: 22 Ω max at 85 Hz; ~6 Ω min at 3,200 Hz

- Tweeter dispersion: very good to 10,000 Hz