Technics SA-800

Data

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

Remarks

• 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

• [[Previous model: Technics SA-5760
• Technics SA-5760

Pictures

• [[Image: Technics SA-800 in silver

• Picture: Technics SA-800 in black

• Excerpt from brochure: Technics SA-800

Links

SA-800 in silver