Sony TA-AX 5
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Sony
- Model: TA-AX 5
- Type: Integrated amplifier
- Years of manufacture: 1980 - 1982
- Color: Silver
- Remote control: no
- Power consumption: 120 W
- Dimensions: 430 x 80 x 325 mm (WxHxD)
- Weight: 5 kg
- Original price approx.: 1'000 DM
Connections
- Number of inputs: 5 (Cinch)
- Tape 1
Tape 2 Aux
- Tuner
phono
- Number of outputs: 3
- Tape 1 Rec (Cinch)
- Tape 2 Rec (Cinch)
- Headphones (6.3mm jack)
- Two speaker pairs A/B connectable, 8-16 Ohm
- AC output, switched Euro socket
Technical Data
- Continuous power (at distortion factor)
- 8 Ohm: 2x 65 W
- 4 Ohm:
- Dynamic power
- 8 Ohm:
- 4 Ohm:
- Bandwidth (IHF)
- 5 Hz - 45 kHz
- Total harmonic distortion:
- 0,005%
- Attenuation Factor:
- Input (Sensitivity/Impedance).
- Phono MM 2.5 mV, 50 kOhm, 90 dB
- Phono MC 0.15 mV, 100 Ohm, 72 dB
Line 150 mV, 50 kOhm, 104 dB
- Output (level/impedance):
- Frequency Response:
- Tone control:
- Bass: ±10dB
Treble: ±10dB
- Balance
- Loudness: no
- Subsonic / Depth Filter: yes
6 dB / 15 Hz
- Treble filter: yes
- 6 dB / 9kHz
- Mute: yes, -20dB
- Direct/LineStraight: no
- Ripple spacing (shorted):
Special Features
- ASP (Audio Signal Processor IC) in the preamplifier stage.
- Volume and tone control via buttons instead of the usual pots.
- Volume display as bar segment and number.
- 00 ATT dB = sound off
- 79 ATT dB = minimum volume
- 0 ATT dB = maximum volume
- Acoustic Flavor Memory buttons can store two different sound settings.
- Frequency of the tone controls adjustable
- Bass:
- +/- 10 dB at 50 Hz, cutoff frequency 250 Hz.
- +/- 10 dB at 100 Hz, corner frequency 500 Hz.
- Treble:
- +/- 10 dB at 2.5 kHz, cutoff frequency 3 kHz
- +/- 10 dB at 5 kHz, cut-off frequency 6 kHz
Switching of the phono magnetic system on the front panel, switch "Cartridge MM / MC".
Remarks
- Other models of the same series:
- Sony TA-AX 2
- Sony TA-AX 3
- Sony TA-AX 4
- Sony TA-AX 5
- Sony TA-AX 6
- Sony TA-AX 7
- Sony TA-AX 8
Pictures
- Extract from brochure: Sony TA-AX 5
Reports
- Data describes the amplifier (Type1) for continental Europe. There is an amplifier (Type2) for the UK with differences in features and power supply (240 V instead of 220 V, no AC output).