Technics SA-200

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Technics
• Model: SA-200 / SA-200K (also available as SA-200 L with long wave, + 100 DM)
• Years of manufacture: 1978 - 1979
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver (SA-200), Brown (SA-200K)
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 300 W
• Dimensions: 430 x 142 x 300 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 7,2 kg
• Original price approx.: 600 DM

Connections

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

Aux: 150 mV / 33 kOhm

• • Tape: 180 mV / 39 kOhm
  • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), AM.
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape: 150 mV / 30 mV (DIN)
  • Headphones (6.3 mm jack, front)
  • 2 pairs of loudspeakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power (1 kHz / 20-20.000 Hz)

8 Ohm: 2x 27 W / 2x 25 W 4 Ohm: 2x 30 W / 2x 27 W

• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.04% (8 ohms, rated power, 20-20,000 Hz).
• Attenuation factor:
• Frequency Response:
  • Phono: RIAA ±0.5 dB

Aux: 20 - 20,000 Hz (±0.5 dB) Signal-to-noise ratio: (IHF-A)

• • Phono: 78 dB

Aux: 95 dB

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

Treble: 10 kHz, ±10 dB

• Loudness: yes
• High Filter: no
• Low Filter (Subsonic): no
• Mute: no

Tuner

• Reception: FM/MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 530 - 1605 KHz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.9 µV
  • MW: 300 µV
• Frequency response: 20 - 18,000 Hz (+ 1 dB, - 2 dB)

Distortion factor:

• • FM: 0.3% (stereo)
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 58 dB (stereo), 70 dB (IHF-A).
• Channel separation:
  • FM: 45 dB
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 70 dB
  • MW: 30 dB
• Equal wave selection:
  • FM: 1.2 dB
• Spurious wave selection:
• Image frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 70 dB

IF attenuation:

• • VHF: 90 dB
• AM suppression: 55 dB

Special Features

• Wooden housing
• FM muting

Remarks

• Scale illumination is via incandescent bulbs with bayonet latches. The original bulbs were dipped in light blue lacquer. Colorless replacement bulbs are available here: BA9S, 6,3V 0,25A

• Other models in the same series:
• Technics SA-100L
• Technics_SA-200
• Technics_SA-300
• Technics_SA-400
• Technics_SA-500
• Technics_SA-600
• Technics_SA-700
• Technics_SA-800
• Technics_SA-1000

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Technics SA-200

• Extract from brochure: Technics Receiver SA-200 L and SA-100 L

Links

• Brochure of the SA-200 in English as pdf-file