Technics SA-800

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General

  • Manufacturer: Technics
  • Model: SA-800
  • Years of manufacture: 1978 - 1979
  • Made in: Osaka, Japan
  • Color: silver or black, wooden cabinet
  • Remote control: no
  • Power consumption:
  • Dimensions: 582 x 177 x 393 mm (WxHxD).
  • Weight: approx. 19 kg
  • Original price approx.: 2'100 DM


Connections

  • Number of inputs:
    • Phono 1, 2: 2.5 mV / switchable 25 kOhm, 50 kOhm, 100 kOhm, max. 300 mV.
    • Aux 1, 2: 200 mV / 50 kOhm
    • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV / 47 kOhm
    • Tape Play 2 DIN: 180 mV / 47 kOhm
    • Main In: 1.5 V / 47 kOhm
    • Antenna FM/MW: 75/300 Ohm
  • Number of outputs:
    • Tape Rec 1, 2: 150 mV / 80 kOhm
    • Tape Rec 2 DIN: 80 mV / 80 kOhm
    • Pre Out: 1.5 V / 100 Ohm, max. 3 V / 100 Ohm
    • Headphones (6.3mm jack)
    • 2 speaker pairs 4 - 16 Ohm


Technical Data

Amplifier

  • Continuous power (at distortion)
    • 8 Ohm: 2x 125 W (RMS)
    • 4 Ohm:
  • Dynamic power
    • 8 Ohm:
    • 4 Ohm:
  • Total harmonic distortion: 0.02 %
  • Attenuation factor: 160 at 8 Ohm
  • Frequency response: 5 - 90'000 Hz (- 1 dB)

± 0.2dB (RIAA)

  • Signal to noise ratio: 115 dB
  • Signal-to-noise ratio: (at rated power)
    • Phono: 85 dB
    • High level: 100 dB
  • Tone control:
    • Bass: 50 Hz, ± 10 dB

Crossover frequencies: 250 Hz, 500 Hz

    • Mids: 1 kHz, ± 8 dB
      • Crossover frequencies: adjustable 250 Hz - 5 kHz
    • Treble: 20 kHz, ± 10 dB
      • Crossover frequencies: 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz
  • Loudness: yes, 50 Hz + 9 dB
  • High Filter: yes, 8 kHz, - 12 dB / octave
  • Low Filter (Subsonic): yes, 30 Hz, - 12 dB / octave
  • Low Boost: + 6 dB (100 Hz, tone in 0 position)
  • High Boost: + 6 dB (10 kHz, tone in 0 position)

Mute: - 20 dB


Tuner

  • Reception: FM/MW
  • Frequencies:
    • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
    • MW: 530 - 1605 KHz
  • Input sensitivity:
    • FM: 1.2 µV
    • MW: 300 µV
  • Frequency response: 20 - 18,000 Hz (+ 0.2 dB, - 0.8 dB)
  • Distortion factor:
    • FM, 1 kHz: < 0.1% (mono), < 0.1% (stereo).
  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • FM: 83 dB (mono), 80 dB (stereo)

MW: 55 dB

  • Channel separation: 50 dB (1kHz)
  • selectivity: 80 dB
  • Co-wave selection: 1.0 dB
  • Spurious wave selection:
    • FM: 85 dB

MW: 40 dB

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


Special Features

  • 26-step volume control
  • Stereo / Mono switch
  • 2 headphone jacks
  • Program source display with LED
  • Separable pre-/power amplifier
  • Connections for upgrading to Quadro FM and Stereo MW available


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Pictures[edit]

  • [[Image: Technics SA-800 in silver

Technics SA-800 si.jpg


  • Picture: Technics SA-800 in black

Sa-800.jpg


  • Excerpt from brochure: Technics SA-800

Technics SA-800-Prospekt-1.jpg

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SA-800 in silver