Sony TA-F 800 ES

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: TA-F 800 ES
• Type: Integrated amplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1988 - 1989
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black
• Remote control: No
• Power consumption: 310 W
• Dimensions: 470 x 166 x 436 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 27.8 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'999 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs: 7

Phono MC, MM, Tuner, CD, Aux, Tape 1,2,3 and Adapter In/Out

• • Phono MC 3 Ohm / 0,17 mV,100 Ohm, MM 40 Ohm / 0,17 mV,1 kOhm, MM 2,5 mV, 50 kOhm
  • Tuner, CD, Aux, Tape 1,2,3, Adapter In 150 mV,50 kOhm.
• Number of outputs:
  • Rec Out 1,2,3 Adapter Out 150mV,1 kOhm

Headphones

• • 2 pairs of loudspeakers

Technical Data

• Continuous power (at distortion factor)
  • 8 Ohm: 120 W + 120 W

4 Ohm: 180 W + 180 W

• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 4 Ohm 0.006%, 8 Ohm 0.002%
• Attenuation factor: 8 Ohm 1 kHz / 100
• Frequency Response:
• Signal to Noise Ratio:
• Stereo Channel Separation:
• Tone control:
  • Bass: 100 Hz

Treble: 10 kHz

• Loudness: No
• High Filter:
• Low Filter (Subsonic):
• Mute:
• Direct/Line-Straight:

• More data at "Hifi Engine: [[1]]

Special Features

• Double power supply

Remarks

Other models in the same series:

• TA-F 500 ES (1987 to 1989)
• TA-F 700 ES (1987 to 1989)
• TA-F 800 ES (1988 to 1989)

Other models from the year of release:

• TA-F 100
• TA-F 200
• TA-F 300
• TA-F 400
• TA-F 450 D
• TA-AV 480

Pictures

• Image: Sony TA-F 800 ES

Reviews

• Mackern.de

Luxury full amplifier of the top class which remained at that time pretty much under the radar of the aimed and then after replacement by the next model was sold for half the price. Which of course was an absolute bargain for people who had budgeted 1k for a new integrated amplifier. for a new integrated amplifier. Contrary to what is often claimed, the F800ES does not have a dual mono power supply. One transformer supplies both power stages of the power amplifiers, the other one supplies the driver stages and the phono equalizer. Very generous filter capacities all round. Elaborate sub power supplies in discrete design. Classic Class A/B power amplifiers with FET input and BJT power stages. stages. Channel-separated construction of the phono stage with 2SK147 input differential stages,active equalization and NE5532P opamp output stages. The German version is equipped with some FTZ gimmicks and is also "harder" counter-coupled than the original. Sonically, the F800ES is tuned somewhat in the direction of pleasant Schönklinger, as is typical for Sony.