Sony XS-102 (c. 1984)
Not much is documented about the Sony XS-102. It shows up in surviving records mainly as a line item. An ad for the mail-order house Stereo & Tape Outlet in HiFi-Stereo (May 1984, p.98) listed the XS-102 at $44.9x - the reproduced ad cuts off before the final digit. The same column, headed "TAPE & CAR STEREO ONLY," also lists the Sony XS-691 at $79.99 per pair. That suggests the XS-102 belonged to Sony's early-'80s car-speaker range and was the cheaper sibling of the XS-691.
That price-list entry is about the whole record. No brochure, service manual, or editorial review has surfaced. Basic specifications - driver size, configuration, power handling, mounting depth, release date - are not documented in the available material. If you have a pair of XS-102s, the packaging, or a period catalog page covering this model, the Archive would welcome the details.
Known from the period record, such as it is:
- Appears in a U.S. mail-order car-stereo price list, May 1984
- Listed price: approximately $44.9x (print cutoff)
- Sold alongside the Sony XS-691 at $79.99/pr
- Speaker size, configuration, and specifications: not documented
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