Technics SA-5160

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Technics
• Model: SA-5160 (also available as version SA-5160 L with long wave)
• Years of manufacture: 1976 - 1977
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 260 W
• Dimensions: 420 x 142 x 355 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 7.5 kg
• Original price approx.: 900 DM

Connections

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

Aux: 150 mV / 40 kOhm

• • Band In: 180 mV / 47 kOhm
  • Antenna (75/300 Ohm)
• Number of outputs:
  • Band Out: 180 mV
  • Headphone (6,3mm jack)
  • Loudspeaker

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power (1 kHz / 30-20.000 Hz)

8 Ohm: 2x 26 W / 2x 25 W 4 Ohm: 2x 30 W / 2x 26 W

• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.5%
• Attenuation factor:
• Frequency Response: 7 - 40,000 Hz (-3 dB).
• Signal to noise ratio:
• Signal-to-noise ratio: (at rated power).

Phono: 65 dB Aux: 75 dB

• Stereo channel separation:
• Tone control:
  • Bass: 50 Hz, ± 13 dB
  • Treble: 10 kHz, ± 12 dB
• Loudness:
• High Filter:
• Low Filter (Subsonic):
• Mute:
• Direct/Line-Straight:

Tuner

• Reception: FM/MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 530 - 1605 KHz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.8 µV

MW: 30 µV

• Frequency response:
  • FM: 20 - 13,000 Hz, ± 1 dB

Distortion factor:

• • FM: 0.3% (stereo)
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 54 dB (stereo)
• Channel separation:
• Separation ratio:
  • FM: 70 dB
  • MW: 22 dB
• Equal wave selection:
  • FM: 1.5 dB
• Spurious wave selection:
• Image frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 53 dB

IF attenuation:

• • VHF: 80 dB
• AM suppression: 50 dB

Special Features

• FM muting
• Tape Dubbing

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Technics SA-5060
• Technics SA-5160
• Technics SA-5360
• Technics SA-5460
• Technics SA-5560
• Technics SA-5760

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Technics SA-5160

Reports

• Review from "Good Old Hifi": [[1]]