Sony ST-5950 SD

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: ST-5950 SD (with FM Dolby)
• Type: Tuner
• Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1978
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver, wooden side panels
• Power consumption: 32 W
• Dimensions: 450 x 168 x 331 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 9.3 kg
• Original price approx.: 450 US-$ (USA, 1976), corresponds to about 1'500 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Antenna MW: 300 Ohm Balanced

Antenna FM: 300 Ohm Balanced Antenna FM: 75 Ohm Unbalanced

• Number of outputs:
  • Line Out Fixed: 750 mV / 10 kOhm
  • Line Out Variable: 0 - 2 V / 3 kOhm
  • Headphone: 0 - 200 mV

Technical Data

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • VHF: 87.5 - 108 MHz

MW: 530 - 1'605 kHz

• Frequency response: 20 Hz - 15 kHz (+ 0.2 dB / - 1 dB)
• Input sensitivity:
  • VHF: 1.5 µV (IHF)

MW: 250 µV

• Distortion factor:
  • FM:
  • Mono: 0.1 %

Stereo: 0.2

• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM:
  • Mono: 76 dB

Stereo: 70 dB

• Channel separation:
  • FM: 50 dB (at 1 kHz)
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 85 dB (400 Khz)
• Equal wave selection:
  • FM: 1.0 dB
• Spurious wave selection:
  • FM: 100 dB
• Mirror frequency attenuation:
  • VHF: 90 dB
• IF attenuation:
  • FM: 100 dB
• AM suppression: 56 dB

Special Features

• VHF Muting
• VHF DOLBY
• MPX Filter
• AFC Filter
• Multipath display
• LED tuning pointer and station indicator
• Automatic mono/stereo switching
• Stereo display

Remarks

• Models in the same series:
• Preamplifier:
• Sony TAE-5450
• Sony TAE-8450

• Power amplifiers:
• Sony TAN-5550
• Sony TAN-8250
• Sony TAN-8550

• [[Tuner:
• Sony ST-5950 SD

• Tape machine:
• Sony TC-880-2

• Record player:
• Sony PS-8750

• Speakers:
• Sony SS-8150

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Sony ST-5950 SD

Reviews

• Review from Good Old Hifi: [1]

Links

• External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [2]