Technics SA-500
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Technics
- Model: SA-500 / SA-500K
- Years of manufacture: 1978 - 1979
- Made in: Japan
- Color: Silver (SA-500), Brown (SA-500K)
- Remote control: no
- Power consumption: 550 W
- Dimensions: 450 x 149 x 329 mm (WxHxD)
- Weight: 11,4 kg
- Original price approx.: 1'100 DM
Connections
- Number of inputs:
- Phono: 2.5 mV / 47 kOhm
Aux: 150 mV / 33 kOhm
- Tape 1: 180 mV / 39 kOhm
- Tape 2: 150 mV / 33 kOhm
- Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), AM
- Number of outputs:
- Tape 1: 150 mV
Tape 2: 30 mV
- Headphones (6.3 mm jack, front)
- 2 pairs of loudspeakers
Technical Data
Amplifier
- Continuous power (1 kHz / 20-20,000 Hz)
8 Ohm: 2x 58 W / 2x 55 W 4 Ohm: 2x 70 W / 2x 60 W
- Dynamic power
- 8 Ohm:
- 4 Ohm:
- Total harmonic distortion: 0.04% (nominal power, 20-20,000 Hz)
- Attenuation factor:
- Frequency Response:
- Phono: RIAA ±0.2 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: yes
- Low Filter (Subsonic): yes
- 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 (+ 0.2 dB, - 0.8 dB)
- Distortion factor:
- FM: 0.3% (stereo).
- Signal-to-noise ratio:
- FM: 56 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
- High/Low boost and filter
- Wooden cabinet
- 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
- Image: Technics SA-500
