Monarch Model 5500

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Monarch
• Model: Model 5500
• Year of manufacture: 1975
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Remote control: No
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 445 x 150 x 390 mm.
• Weight: approx. 9 kg
• Original price approx.: 800 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MM 1, 2: 2.5 mV / 50 kOhm.

AUX: 150 mV / 45 kOhm

• • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV / 45 kOhm
  • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), MW (300 Ohm)
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2: 150 mV / 100 Ohm
  • Headphones (6.3 mm jack)
  • 2 pairs of loudspeakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power

8 Ohm: 2x 20 W 4 Ohm: 2x 30 W

• dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.8% (at nominal power)
• Attenuation factor: 30 (8 Ohm)
• Frequency response: 10 - 40'000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono MM: 70 dB
  • AUX, Tape: 80 dB
• Stereo channel separation:
• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 10 dB at 100 Hz

Treble: ± 10 dB at 10 kHz

• Loudness: + 10 dB at 100 Hz, + 5 dB at 10 kHz
• High Filter: yes
• Low Filter (Subsonic): yes

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 525 - 1,605 kHz
• Frequency response:
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 2.5 µV (IHF)

MW: 25 µV Distortion factor:

• • FM: 0.4% (mono), 0.6% (stereo).
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 62 dB (stereo)

MW: 45 dB

• Channel separation:
  • FM: 33 dB (at 1 kHz).
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 45 dB
  • MW: 25 dB
• Equal wave selection:
  • FM: 3 dB
• Spurious wave selection:
  • FM: 75 dB
• Mirror frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 50 dB
  • MW: 45 dB

IF attenuation:

• • FM: 80 dB
  • MW: 33 dB
• AM suppression: 45 dB

Special Features

• Tape Dubbing
• FM muting

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Monarch Model 5300
• Monarch Model 5500
• Monarch Model 5700

Pictures

• Image: Monarch Model 5500

• Image: Monarch Kombi Model 5300 / 5500

• Image: Monarch Model 5500 rear panel