Technics SA-515

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Technics
• Model: SA-515 / SA-515K
• Type: Receiver
• Years of manufacture: 1981 - 1983
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver (SA-515), Brown (SA-515K)
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 530 W
• Dimensions: 430 x 97 x 382 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 10,1 kg
• Original price approx.: 420 US-$, 1'200 DM

Connections

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

Aux: 150 mV / 27 kOhm

• • Tape 1 (Cinch/DIN): 180 mV / 33 kOhm
  • Tape 2 (Cinch): 150 mV / 27 kOhm
  • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), AM
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape 1, 2
  • Headphones (6.3 mm jack, front)
  • 2 pairs of loudspeakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power (1 kHz / 20-20,000 Hz)

8 Ohm: 2x 55 W / 2x 50 W 4 Ohm: 2x 65 W / 2x 55 W

• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.02% (8 ohms, rated power, 20-20,000 Hz).
• Attenuation factor:
• Frequency Response:
  • Phono: RIAA ±0.3 dB

Aux: 20 - 20,000 Hz (±0.5 dB)

• Signal-to-noise ratio: (IHF-A)
  • Phono: 80 dB

Aux: 98 dB

• Stereo Channel Separation:
• Tone control:
  • Bass: 50 Hz, ±10 dB

Treble: 10 kHz, ±10 dB

• Loudness: yes
• High Filter: yes
• Low Filter (Subsonic): yes
• Mute: FM Muting
• Direct/Line-Straight: no

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM:
  • MW:
• Frequency response:
  • FM: 20 - 15,000 Hz (+1/-2 dB).
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.9 µV (300 ohms, 30 dB S/R).
  • MW: 30 µV (20 dB S/R)

Distortion factor:

• • FM: 0.3% (stereo)

Signal-to-noise ratio:

• • FM: 68 dB (stereo), 74 dB (IHF-A).
• Channel separation:
  • FM: 45 dB
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 75 dB
  • MW: 55 dB
• Co-wave selection:
• Spurious wave selection:
• IF attenuation:
• IF attenuation:
• AM suppression:
• RDS: no
• Station memory: 7

Comments

• Other models in the same series:
• Technics SA-101
• Technics SA-202
• Technics SA-303
• Technics SA-313
• Technics SA-404
• Technics SA-505
• Technics SA-515
• Technics SA-616
• Technics SA-818

Pictures

• Image: Technics SA-515