Technics SA-5800

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Technics (Panasonic)
• Model: SA-5800

Type: Receiver

• Years of manufacture: 1973 - 1975
• Made in: Japan
• Color: silver, housing veneered or black
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 230 W
• Dimensions: 406 x 140 x 356 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 10,9 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'295 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono: 2 mV / 50 kOhm

Aux: 180 mV / 100 kOhm Tape Play: 180 mV / 40 kOhm Tape Play DIN: 300 mV / 55 kOhm

• • Antenna (75/300 Ohm)
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec: 180 mV, 750 Ohm
  • Tape Rec DIN: 60 mV, 70 kOhm
  • Headphones (6.3mm jack)
  • 2 pairs of speakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power

8 Ohm: 2x 23 W 4 Ohm: 2x 27 W

• dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm: 75 W
  • 4 Ohm: 100 W
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.5
• Attenuation factor: 70
• Frequency response: 10 - 65'000 Hz, - 3 dB
• Signal to noise ratio:
• Signal-to-noise ratio: (at rated power)

phono: 62 dB Aux: 77 dB

• Stereo channel separation:
• Tone control:
  • Bass: 50 Hz, ± 13 dB

Treble: 10 kHz, ± 12 dB

• Loudness: yes, 50 Hz, + 10 dB
• High Filter: yes, 7 kHz, - 6 dB / octave
• Low Filter (Subsonic):
• Mute:

Tuner

• Reception: FM/MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 530 - 1605 KHz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.8 µV
  • MW: 15 µV
• Frequency response:
  • FM: 20 - 15,000 Hz
• Distortion factor:
  • FM:
    • Mono: 0.2 %

Stereo: 0.6

• Signal-to-noise ratio:
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM:
    • Mono: 64 dB
    • Stereo: 63 dB
• Channel separation: 40 dB
• selectivity:
  • FM: 80 dB
  • MW: 22 dB
• Equal wave selection:
  • FM: 1.5 dB
• Spurious wave selection:
• Image frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 100 dB

IF attenuation:

• • VHF: 90 dB
• AM suppression: 45 dB

Special Features

• FM muting
• Tape dubbing

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Technics SA-4400
• Technics SA-5200
• Technics SA-5500
• Technics SA-5800
• Technics SA-6200
• Technics SA-6500

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Technics SA-5800

• Excerpt from US advertising: Technics SA-5200, SA-5500, SA-5800, SA-6200, SA-6500.