Toshiba SA-500

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Toshiba
• Model: SA-500
• Type: Receiver
• Years of manufacture: 1972 - 1976
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Front silver
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions: 450 x 115 x 380 mm (WxHxD).
• Weight: 9.5 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'295 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono 1 CC: 30 mV / 70 kOhm.
  • Phono 2 MM: 2.5 mV / 47 kOhm, max. 150 mV
  • AUX: 150 mV / 100 kOhm
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV / 100 kOhm
  • Tape Play 1 DIN: 150 mV / 100 kOhm
  • 4-Channel Adapter In: 150 mV / 100 kOhm

Main In:

• • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), AM.
• Number of Outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2: 150 mV, 10 kOhm
  • Tape Rec 1 DIN: 30 mV, 50 kOhm
  • 4-Channel Adapter Out:
  • Pre Out: 550 mV
  • Headphones (6.3 mm jack)
  • 2 pairs of loudspeakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power:
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 35 W

4 Ohm: 2x 50 W

• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm: 90 W
  • 4 Ohm: 145 W
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.4
• Attenuation factor: 30 (8 Ohm)
• Frequency response:
  • Phono RIAA: 20 - 20'000 Hz, ± 0,3 dB

High Level: 10 - 55'000 Hz, ± 1 dB Signal to Noise Ratio:

• • Phono MM: 65 dB
  • AUX, Tape: 80 dB
• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 10 dB at 1 kHz, ± 5 dB at 400 Hz.
    • Tilt frequency: 400 Hz, 1 kHz

Treble: ± 10 dB at 1 kHz, ± 5 dB at 4 kHz

• • • Tilt frequency: 1 kHz, 4 kHz
• Loudness: yes, + 10 dB at 100 Hz, + 4 dB at 10 kHz
• High Filter:
• Low Filter (Subsonic):
• Muting:

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 525 - 1605 kHz
• Frequency response: 20 - 15'000 Hz, ± 3 dB
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.8 µV (IHF)
  • MW: 15 µV
• Distortion factor:
  • FM: 0.3 %
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 68 dB (mono), 60 dB (stereo)
  • MW: 50 dB
• Channel separation:
  • FM: > 35 dB (at 1 kHz).
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 80 dB
  • MW: 25 dB
• Equal wave selection:
  • FM: 1.5 dB
• Spurious wave selection:
  • FM: 100 dB
• Image frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 80 dB
  • MW: 70 dB

IF attenuation:

• • FM: 80 dB
  • MW: 66 dB
• AM suppression: 46 dB

Special Features

• Pre- and power amplifier separable
• 4-channel adapter connectable Toshiba SC-410
• FM muting
• VHF AFC Filter
• FM MPX Out

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Amplifier:
• Toshiba SB 300
• Toshiba SB 404
• Toshiba SB 500
• Toshiba SB 514

• [[Tuner:
• Toshiba ST-500
• Toshiba ST-910

• Receiver:
• Toshiba SA-300
• Toshiba SA-304
• Toshiba SA-400
• Toshiba SA-500
• Toshiba SA-504
• Toshiba SA-514

• Reel Tape
• Toshiba PT-862 D
• Toshiba PT-884

• Tape decks:
• Toshiba PT-415
• Toshiba PT-470
• Toshiba PT-490
• Toshiba PC-5060
• Toshiba PC-6030

• Record Player
• Toshiba SR-40
• Toshiba SR-50
• Toshiba SR-80
• Toshiba SR-300
• Toshiba SR-355
• Toshiba SR-510
• Toshiba SR-870

• Quadrophonic Adapter
• Toshiba SC-410

• Speakers:
• Toshiba SS-17
• Toshiba SS-27
• Toshiba SS-37
• Toshiba SS-47
• Toshiba SS-200
• Toshiba SS-2200
• Toshiba SS-3600

• [[Headphones:
• Toshiba HR-40
• Toshiba HR-50
• Toshiba HR-80
• Toshiba HR-700
• Toshiba HR-910

Pictures

• Image: Toshiba SA-500

• Excerpt from Advertisement: Toshiba SA-304, SA-400 C, SA-500.