JVC VR-5525 L

Data

General

• Manufacturer: JVC
• Model: VR-5525 L
• Type: Receiver
• Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1976
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Front champagne, wood housing walnut
• Remote control: -
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 452 x 155 x 324 mm.
• Weight: 9 kg
• New price approx.: 350 US-$, corresponds to about 1'400 DM

Connections:

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono: 2.5 mV
  • Microphone: 3 mV
  • AUX: 120 mV
  • Tape Play: 120 mV
  • Tape Play DIN:
  • Main In:
  • Coaxial FM antenna connection (75 Ohm, 300 Ohm)
  • AM antenna connection (300 Ohm)
• Number of Outputs:
  • Tape Rec: 150 mV

Tape Rec DIN: 30 mV Pre Out:

• • 2 pairs of loudspeakers
  • Headphones: 6.3 mm jack each

Technical Data:

Amplifier:

• Continuous power: 20- 20 kHz

8 Ohm: 2 x 15 Watt 4 Ohm: 2 x 15 Watt

• Continuous power: 1 kHz
  • 8 Ohm: 2 x 20 Watt
  • 4 Ohm: 2 x 25 Watt
• Music power:
  • 8 Ohm: 60 W
  • 4 Ohm: 80 W
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.5 % at rated power
• Attenuation factor:
• Frequency response: 15 - 50'000 Hz
• Power bandwidth: 15 - 25'000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono: 65 dB

High Level: 70 dB

• Tone control: Equalizer with 5 sliders
  • Control range: ± 12 dB
  • Operating frequencies: 40 Hz, 250 Hz, 1 kHz, 5 kHz, 15 kHz
• Loudness: yes, + 12 dB at 50 Hz, + 6 dB at 10 kHz
• Low Filter:
• High Filter:
• Muting:

Tuner:

• Reception: FM, MW, LW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz

MW: 535 - 1600 kHz LW: 150 - 350 kHz

• Input sensitivity:
  • VHF: 2.2 µV
  • MW: 30 µV

LW: 50 µV

• Frequency response: 20 - 15'000 Hz, ± 1 dB
• Distortion factor FM: Mono 0.5 %, Stereo 0.8 %
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 60 dB

AM: 55 dB

• Stereo channel separation: > 33 dB at 1 kHz
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 60 dB
  • AM: 30 dB
• Co-wave selection: 2.5 dB
• Spurious wave selection: 65 dB
• Mirror frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 55 dB
  • MW: 45 dB

LW: 35 dB

• IF attenuation:
  • FM: 80 dB
  • MW: 50 dB
• AM suppression: 50 dB

Special Features

• Microphone Mixer
• 6.3 mm jack plug on front panel
• 4-channel prepared

Remarks

• All models of the same series:
• JVC VR-5505
• JVC VR-5515 L
• JVC VR-5525 L
• JVC VR-5535 L

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: JVC VR-5525 L

Reports

• Reports from "Good Old Hifi" on VR-5505 and VR-5525 L: [[1]]