Akai PS-200 C

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Akai
• Model: PS-200 C
• Type: Stereo preamplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1982
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver or Black
• Remote control: No
• Power consumption: 24 W
• Dimensions: 440 x 90 x 457 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 7.5 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'400 DM (1980)

Connections

• Inputs:
  • Phono MM 1: 2,5mV / 47kOhm, 450mV max (1kHz, RMS).
  • Phono MM 2: 2,5mV / switchable 33 kOhm, 47 kOhm, 100 kOhm, 450mV max. (1kHz, RMS)
  • Phono MC 3: 70µV / 10 Ohm, 10mV max. (1kHz, RMS)
  • Tuner: 150mV / 47kOhm
  • Aux 1, 2: 150mV / 47kOhm
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 150mV / 47kOhm
• Outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2: 150mV / 600 Ohm
  • Pre Out: 1,5 V / 600 Ohm
  • Headphones:

Specifications

• Frequency Response:
  • Phono MM: 30 Hz - 15 kHz (± 0.2 dB).
  • Phono MC: 30 Hz - 15 kHz (± 0.2 dB)

High Level: 0.8 Hz - 100 kHz (± 1 dB)

• Distortion factor: < 0.005 %
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono MM: 88 dB
  • Phono MC: 72 dB

High Level: 106 dB

• Channel separation: 70 dB
• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 9 dB at 100 Hz

Treble: ± 9 dB at 10 kHz

• Loudness:
• Subsonic Filter: 12 dB at 18 Hz.
• Muting: 0 dB, - 15 dB, - 30 dB

Special Features

• Loudness: 2-stage
• Stereo / Mono / Reverse switchable
• MM input impedance switchable
• Subsonic filter
• Headphone output

Remarks

• Preamplifiers of the same series:
• Akai PS-200 C

• Power amplifier of the same series:
• Akai PS-120 M
• Akai PS-200 M

• Tuners of the same series:
• Akai PS-200 T

Pictures

• Excerpt from brochure: Akai PS-200 C

• Excerpt from brochure: Akai series PS-200 T (tuner), PS-200 C (preamplifier), PS-200 M (power amplifier)

• Excerpt from brochure: Akai series PS-200 T (tuner), PS-200 C (preamplifier), PS-200 M (power amplifier).

Reports

• Report by "Mackers" [[1]

• Report from "Good Old Hifi": [2]