Sony TA-E 88 B

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: TA-E 88 B
• Type: Preamplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1977 - 1984
• Made in: Japan
• Color: "Gunmetal" Grey
• Remote Control:
• Power Consumption:
• Dimensions: 480 x 80 x 370 mm (WxHxD).
• Weight: 9 kg
• Original price approx.: 200'000 Yen (Japan, 1977), 2'800 DM RRP

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Input sensitivity:
  • Phono MM 1, 2: 2.5 mV, adjustable 10 - 100 kOhm.
  • Phono MC 1, 2: 0,125 mV, adjustable 25, 100 Ohm
  • Tuner: 150 mV, 50 kOhm
  • AUX: 150 mV, 50 kOhm
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV, 50 kOhm
  • Tape DIN: 150 mV, 50 kOhm
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec: 150 mV, max. 15 V

Tape DIN: 30 mV

• • Pre Out 1, 2: 1.5 V, max. 15 V
  • Headphones: 4 - 2'000 Ohm

Technical Data

• Frequency response:
  • Phono MM: 20 - 20'000 Hz, ± 0.2 dB.
  • High level: 0 Hz - 50 kHz, + 0 dB, - 1 dB
• Distortion factor: 0.002 %
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono MM: 88 dB

Phono MC: 80 dB

• • High level: 105 dB
• Tone control:
• Loudness:
• High Filter:
• Low Filter(Subsonic): yes, 15 Hz, 12 dB / octave.
• Mute:

Special Features'

• Phono preamplifier MM/MC
• 19" rack mounting possible

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Preamplifier:
• Sony TA-E 86 B
• Sony TA-E 88 B

• Power amplifier:
• Sony TA-N 9
• Sony TA-N 86 B
• Sony TA-N 88 B

• [[Tuner:
• Sony ST-J 88 B

• Crossover:
• Sony TA-D 88 B

• Tape Deck:
• Sony TC-K 88 B

• Turntable:
• Sony PS-B 80
• Sony PS-X 9

• Speakers:
• Sony APM-8
• Sony SS-G 9

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Sony TA-E 88 B, TA-N 88 B

• Extract from brochure: Sony TA-E 88 B, TA-N 88 B

Reports

• Report at "Hifi Museum": [[1]]

Links

• Special Esprit catalogue "Hifi Archive": [[2]]

• External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [[3]]