Monarch GS-55

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Monarch
• Model: GS-55
• Year built: 1974
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black, Housing wood
• Remote control: No
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions: 452 x 125 x 307 mm (WxHxD).
• Weight: approx. 12 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'200 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MM 1: 2.5 mV, 50 kOhm
  • Phono MM 2: 0,6 mV, 50 kOhm

Aux: 150 mV, 100 kOhm

• • Tape Play: 150 mV, 100 kOhm
• Number of Outputs:
  • Tape Rec:
  • Headphones
  • 2 pairs of speakers

Technical Specifications

Amplifier

• Continuous power (at distortion).
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 55 W
• Total harmonic distortion: < 0.5 %
• Attenuation factor:
• Frequency response: 20 - 40'000 Hz, ± 1 dB
• Signal to noise ratio: > 75 dB
• Stereo channel separation:
• Tone control:
  • Bass: yes, ± 10 dB at 50 Hz

treble: yes, ± 10 dB at 10 kHz

• Loudness: yes, + 12 dB at 50 Hz, + 4 dB at 10 kHz
• High Filter: yes, - 10 dB at 10 kHz
• Low Filter (Subsonic): yes, - 10 dB at 50 Hz
• Mute: yes

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 530 - 1,605 kHz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.8µV

MW: 10µV

• Frequency response:
• Distortion factor:
  • FM, 1 kHz:
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
• Channel separation: 35 dB (1kHz).
• Selectivity:
• Co-wave selection:
• Spurious wave selection:
• IF attenuation:
• IF attenuation:
• AM suppression:

Special Features

• VHF AFC filter

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Monarch GS-4
• Monarch GS-5
• Monarch GS-22
• Monarch GS-55
• Monarch GS-65

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Monarch GS-55