Akai DA-A 9500 / DA-P 9500

Short description

• High End of the top class for the 60th anniversary of the company Akai 1989!
• Combination of digital controller (preamplifier) DA-P 9500 and digital power amplifier DA-A 9500.
• 60 units were produced worldwide, 30 of which were sold in Europe.

General:

• Manufacturer: Akai
• Model: DA-P 9500 / DA-A 9500
• Type: Preamplifier / Power Amplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1989 - 1991
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Champagne with wooden sides
• Power consumption:
  • Preamplifier: 40 W
  • Power amplifier: 900 W max.
• Dimensions:
  • Preamplifier: 466 x 154 x 445 (WxHxD).

power amplifier: 466 x 214 x 498

• Weight:
  • Preamplifier: 19 kg
  • power amplifier: 35 kg
• New price of the combination approx.: 30.000 DM

Connections

Preamplifier

• DA-P 9500:
• Analog Audio IN: CD, DAT 1, DAT 2, Tuner, Tape, VDP, VTR 1, VTR 2,
• Analog Audio OUT: DAT 1, DAT 2, Tape, VTR 1, VTR 2, PRE OUT,
• Video IN coax: VDP, TV/AUX, VTR 1 (+Y/C), VTR 2 (+Y/C),
• Video OUT coax: VTR 1, VTR 2,
• Digital Audio IN optical+coaxial: CD, DAT 1, DAT 2, VDP,
• Digital Audio OUT optical+digital: DAT 1, DAT 2,
• Digital PRE OUT: optical

Power Amplifier

• DA-A 9500:
• 2 inputs analog and 2 inputs digital

Technical Data

Preamplifier

• DA-P 9500:
• Digital parametric equalizer:
• LOW: 45 Hz - 250 Hz
• MID: 330 Hz - 2 kHz
• HIGH: 2.8 kHz - 16 kHz
• Signal-to-noise ratio analog sector: less than 120 dB(HF-A)

Power Amplifier

• DA-A 9500:
• Power amplifier section
• Sine power (DIN) THD = 1%, 1kHz:
• 2 x 400 W into 8 ohms
• 2 x 400 W into 4 Ohm
• Sine power (FTC)(20Hz-20kHz):
• 2 x 200 W into 8 Ohm
• 2 x 320 W into 4 Ohm

Distortion factor 8 Ohm, 20-20000 Hz: less than 0.008% * Distortion factor at FTC output

• Distortion factor at FTC output power 8 Ohm, 1kHz: less than 0.002%
• Power bandwidth: 2 Hz - 100 kHz(-1.5dB)
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 110 dB(IHF)-A rated

D/A Converter Section

• Distortion factor: less than 0,00154%
• Dynamic range: greater than 105 dB
• Signal-to-noise ratio: greater than 115 dB

Special Features

• Digital equalizer, digital volume control: 0 - -79dB

Pictures

• Excerpt from brochure: Akai DA-A 9500 / DA-P 9500