Sanyo JCX-2900

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sanyo
• Model: JCX-2900
• Years of manufacture: 1978 - 1980
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Front silver, housing walnut decor
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 700 W (max)
• Dimensions: 540 x 185 x 470 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 23 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'698 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MM 1, 2: 2.5 mV / 50 kOhm, max. 300 mV
  • Microphone L + R: 6,5 mV / 50 kOhm
  • AUX: 150 mV / 50 kOhm
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV / 50 kOhm

Tape Play 2 DIN: 150 mV / 50 kOhm Main In: 1 V, 50 kOhm

• • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), AM
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2: 150 mV

Tape Rec 2 DIN: 30 mV

• • Pre Out: 1 V, 2.2 kOhm
  • Headphones (6.3 mm jack, front)
  • 3 pairs of speakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 140 W (20 Hz - 20'000 Hz, 1 %)

4 Ohm: 2x 150 W

• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.008 % (at 120 W, 8 Ohm)
• Attenuation factor: 60 (8 Ohm)
• Frequency response:
  • Phono RIAA: 20 - 20'000 Hz, ± 0.2 dB
  • High Level: 20 - 20'000 Hz, ± 1 dB

Signal to Noise Ratio:

• • Phono MM: 70 dB
  • AUX, Tape: 90 dB
  • Microphone: 65 dB
• Stereo channel separation:
• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 10 dB (100 Hz)
    • Operating frequency switchable: 100 Hz, 200 Hz, 400 Hz
  • Mids: ± 5 dB (1 kHz)

Treble: ± 10 dB (10 kHz)

• • • Operating frequency switchable: 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz
• Loudness: + 10 dB at 100 Hz, + 4 dB at 10 kHz
• High Filter: - 6 dB / octave at 8 kHz
• Low Filter (Subsonic): - 12 dB / octave at 30 Hz
• Muting: 0 dB, - 20 dB

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 525 - 1605 kHz
• Frequency response: 30 - 15,000 Hz, ± 3 dB
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.5 µV (IHF)

MW: 280 µV Distortion factor:

• • FM: 0.1% (mono), 0.15% (stereo).
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 73 dB (mono), 66 dB (stereo)

MW: 46 dB

• Channel separation:
  • FM: 46 dB (at 1 kHz).
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 80 dB
  • MW: 35 dB
• Equal wave selection:
  • FM: 1.0 dB
• Spurious wave selection:
  • FM: 90 dB
• Image frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 80 dB
  • MW: 55 dB

IF attenuation:

• • FM: 100 dB
  • MW: 54 dB
• AM suppression: 60 dB

Special Features

• Sound linear switch
• VHF Muting
• VHF High Blend Filter
• Tape Dubbing

Comments

• Other models in the same series:
  • Sanyo JCX-2100
  • Sanyo JCX-2200
  • Sanyo JCX-2250
  • Sanyo JCX-2300
  • Sanyo JCX-2400
  • Sanyo JCX-2600
  • Sanyo JCX-2900

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Sanyo JCX-2900

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Reviews

• Review from "Good Old Hifi": [[1]]