Sony TA-E 80 ES

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: TA-E 80 ES
• Type: Preamplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1989 - 1996
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black or Champagne
• Remote control: Sony RM-S 808
• Power consumption: 20W
• Dimensions: 470 x 130 x 370 mm
• Weight: 12 kg (with wooden side panels)
• Original price approx:
  • TA-E 80 ES/B (black): 1'900 DM
  • TA-E 80 ES/D (from 1990 also in champagne): 1'900 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MC 3 Ohm: 0.17mV / 100 Ohm), max. 9mV (1Khz, THD 0.003%).
  • Phono MC 40 Ohm: 0,17mV / 1kOhm, max. 9mV (1Khz, THD 0,003%)
  • Phono MM: 2,5mV / 50kOhm, max. 150mV (1Khz, THD 0,003%)
  • Tuner: 150mV / 50kOhm

CD Unbal: 150mV / 50kOhm Aux: 150mV / 50kOhm

• • Tape 1, 2, 3 Play: 150mV / 50kOhm

Adapter In: 150mV / 50kOhm CD Balanced: 150mV / 20kOhm

• Number of outputs:
  • Tape 1, 2, 3 Rec: 150mV / 1kOhm

Headphones: 45mW / 8 Ohm

• • Balanced: 3V / 1,2 kOhm
  • Unbalanced: 1,5V / 700 Ohm

Technical Data

• Frequency response: 3Hz - 300Khz
• Distortion factor: 0,001%
• Signal-to-noise ratio:

83dB (MC, for 0,5mV input) 95dB (MM, for 5mV input) 105dB (lines & adaptor In)

• Stereo channel separation:
• Tone control
  • Bass at 100Hz:
    • 200 Hz: ± 7 dB
    • 400 Hz: ± 8 dB
  • Treble at 10 kHz:
    • 3 kHz: ± 6 dB
    • 6 kHz: ± 8 dB
• Loudness:
• High Filter:
• Low Filter (Subsonic): 6 dB / octave below 15 Hz
• Mute: -20dB

Special Features

• Remote control

Remarks

• Preamplifiers of the same series:
  • TA-E 80 ES

• Power amplifiers of the same series:
  • TA-N 80 ES

• Tuners of the same series:
  • ST-S 770 ES

• CD player of the same series:
  • CDP-X555ES

• Tape of the same series:
  • TC-K 970 ES
  • TC-K 990 ES

Pictures

• [[Picture: Sony tower in champagne: Sony TA-N80ES, TA-E80ES, CDP-X555ES, ST-S770ES

• Excerpt from brochure: Sony TA-E 80 ES, TA-N 80 ES

Links

• External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [[1]]