Sansui G-8000/G-801

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sansui
• Model: G-8000/G-801
• Years of manufacture: 1978 - 1980
• Made in: Japan
• Color: brushed aluminum front, wooden cabinet
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 560 W
• Dimensions: 560 x 201 x 475 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 24.6 kg
• New price approx.: $ 920

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono 1, 2: 2.5 mV, 47 kOhm, max 330 mV.
  • Microphone: 6 mV, 10 kOhm
  • Aux: 150 mV, 47 kOhm
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV, 47 kOhm
  • Tape Play DIN:
  • Dolby NR Adapter:
  • Main In:
  • Antenna (FM: 75, 300 Ohm, AM)
  • Microphone (6,3mm jack)
• Number of Outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2: 150 mV

Tape Rec DIN: 43 mV

• • Dolby NR Adapter:
  • Pre Out: 1 V
  • Headphones (6,3mm jack)
  • 2 pairs of loudspeakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power (at distortion):
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 120 W (RMS, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.03 %), 130 W (1 kHz).
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 190 W
• Dynamic power:
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: < 0.03 %
• Attenuation factor: 60 at 8 Ohm
• Frequency response: 5 Hz - 50 kHz, + 0.2 dB, - 1.5 dB
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono: 78 dB
  • High level: 95 dB
• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 10 dB at 50 Hz

Crossover frequencies: 200 Hz, 400 Hz

• • Midrange: ± 5 dB at 1.5 kHz

Treble: ± 10 dB at 10 kHz

• • • Crossover frequencies: 1.5 kHz, 3 kHz
• Loudness: + 8 dB at 50 Hz, + 6 dB at 10 kHz
• Treble filter: - 3 dB at 3 kHz, 6 dB / octave
• Subsonic: - 3 dB at 16 Hz, 6 dB / octave
• Mute: yes, - 20 db
• Direct/Line-Straight: yes (Tone off)

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 530 - 1,605 kHz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.6µV
  • MW: 15µV
• Frequency response: 30 - 15,000 Hz (+0.3 dB, -1 dB)
• Distortion factor:
  • FM, 1 kHz: < 0.06% (mono), < 0.08% (stereo).
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 72 dB (mono), 67 dB (stereo)

MW: 55 dB

• Channel separation: 50 dB (1kHz)
• selectivity: 80 dB
• Co-wave selection: 1.0 dB
• Spurious wave selection:
  • FM: 80 dB

MW: 35 dB

• Image frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 85 dB
  • MW: 65 dB
• IF attenuation:
  • FM: 100 dB
  • MW: 85 dB
• AM suppression: 55 dB

Special Features

• Microphone mixer

Remarks

• The G-801 is the European variant of the G-8000

• Other models in the same series:
• Sansui G-2000
• Sansui G-3000
• Sansui G-5000/G-501
• Sansui G-6000/G-601
• Sansui G-7000/G-701
• Sansui G-8000/G-801
• Sansui G-9000/G-901
• Sansui G-22000
• Sansui G-33000

Pictures

• Pictures: Sansui G-8000/G-801

• Excerpt from brochure: Sansui Receiver G-2000, G-3000, G-5000, G-6000, G-7000, G-8000, G-9000

Reports

• Report from "Mackers": [[1]]