Equipment file · Multi-way corner horn loudspeaker

Patrician system

Electro-Voice · 1950s

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

The Electro-Voice Patrician was a large multi-way corner horn system for extended bass in big rooms. The later Patrician 800 used a 30-inch woofer in a four-way configuration, and Stereophile's 1966 recommendations ranked it with the [[altec-a7|Altec A7]] for very large rooms.

Introduced
1950s
Category
Multi-way corner horn loudspeaker
Intended use
Large-room hi-fi listening
Production
Electro-Voice; succeeded by the Patrician 800

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    EV's answer to the Klipschorn and Hartsfield.

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  2. 02

    A hi-fi crossover sharing horn principles with EV's professional systems.

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Original pricing

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Manuals & original documents

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Sources

  1. 1Altec A-7 & Electro-Voice Patrician 800 loudspeakersStereophile · reference · 1966-05-01

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