Technics SA-700

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Technics
• Model: SA-700
• Years of manufacture: 1978 - 1979
• Made in: Osaka, Japan
• Color: silver or black, wooden cabinet
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 850 W
• Dimensions: 510 x 390 x 160 mm
• Weight: 16.1 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'800 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono: 2.5 mV / 47 kOhm

Aux: 150 mV / 47 kOhm

• • Playback (Tape 1), REC/PLAY input: 180 mV / 47 kOhm
  • Playback (Tape 2): 150 mV / 47 kOhm
  • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), AM
• Number of outputs:
  • PRE OUT: 1V / 4.7 kOhm

REC OUT / (Tape 1,2): 150 mV

• • REC/PLAY output: 30mV / 80 kOhm

Technical data

Amplifier

• Continuous power (1 kHz / 20-20.000 Hz)

8 Ohm: 2x 110 W / 2x 100 W 4 Ohm: 2x 120 W / 2x 110 W

• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.04%
• Attenuation factor:
• Frequency response: 20 - 20,000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 95 dB (phono)
• Tone control:
  • Bass: yes

treble: yes

• Loudness: yes
• Subsonic:
• Mute:

Tuner

• Reception: FM/MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 530 - 1605 KHz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.5 µV
  • MW: 300 µV
• Frequency response: 20 - 18,000 Hz (+ 0.2 dB, - 0.8 dB)
• Distortion factor: 0.1/0.2% (mono/stereo, 1 kHz)

Signal-to-noise ratio: 73 dB (stereo)

• Channel separation:
• Selectivity:
• Co-wave selection: 1.0 dB
• Spurious selection: 80 dB
• Spurious selection:
  • FM: 85 dB

MW: 40 dB

• Mirror frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 100 dB
  • MW: 70 dB
• IF attenuation:
  • FM: 120 dB
  • MW: 70 dB
• AM suppression: 60 dB

Special Features

• Stereo / Mono switch
• Program source display with LED
• Pre- / power stage separable

Remarks

• Scale illumination is via incandescent bulbs with bayonet catch. The original bulbs were dipped in light blue lacquer. Colorless replacement bulbs are available here: BA9S, 6,3V 0,25A

• Other models in the same series:
• Technics_SA-100L
• Technics_SA-200
• Technics_SA-300
• Technics_SA-400
• Technics_SA-500
• Technics_SA-600
• Technics_SA-700
• Technics_SA-800
• Technics_SA-1000

Pictures

• Image: Technics SA-700 in silver

• Image: Technics SA-700

• Image: Technics SA-700

Links

• [brochure of the SA-700 in English as pdf file]