JVC A-X 55

Data

General:

• Manufacturer: JVC
• Model: A-X 55
• Type: Integrated amplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1982 - 1984
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 660 watts max.
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 435 x 140 x 404 mm
• Weight: 10 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'298 DM

Connections:

• Inputs:
  • 2x Phono (MM or MC)
  • Phono MM : 2.5 mV/ 47 kOhm (max. 250 mV)
  • Phono MC : 0.18 mV/ 100 Ohm (max. 18 mV)
  • Tuner, Aux, Tape 1, 2: 200 mV/ 47 kOhm.
• Outputs:
  • Tape 1, 2 Rec Out: 200 mV/ 680 Ohm.
  • 2 pairs of speakers
  • Headphones

Technical Data:

• Continuous power:
  • 8 Ohm: 2 x 83 W (20- 20,000 Hz, THD: 0.007 %), 2x 75 W (1 kHz, THD: 0.007 %).
  • 4 Ohm:
• Dynamic power:
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Intermodulation distortion:
  • 0.004% (60 Hz: 7 kHz = 4:1) at 70 watts,8 ohms.
• Attenuation factor:
  • 150 (1 kHz,8 ohms)
• Frequency response: DC - 300 kHz +0, -3 dB
• RIAA MC ± 0.3 dB, 20- 20,000 Hz
• RIAA MM ± 0.2 dB, 20- 20,000 Hz

Signal-to-noise ratios MC/ MM/ Line: 70 dB/ 86 dB/ 110 dB

• Tone control: Yes

Bass: ± 8 dB at 100 Hz Treble: ± 8 dB at 10,000 Hz

• Loudness: switchable, adjustable
• Subsonic: switchable, 18 Hz - 6 dB/ octave
• Muting: switchable, -20 dB

Special features:

• DC servo phono preamplifier
• 3-stage DC construction with passive preamplifier
• Super-A power amplifiers, cf:
  • Super-A

Notes

• Other models in the same series:
• JVC A-K 10
• JVC A-K 20
• JVC A-X 3
• JVC A-X 30
• JVC A-X 4
• JVC A-X 40
• JVC A-X 5
• JVC A-X 50
• JVC A-X 55
• JVC A-X 7
• JVC A-X 77

• Corresponding Tuner
• JVC T-K 20
• JVC T-X 30
• JVC T-X 55

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: JVC A-X 55

Reports

• Report in Stereoplay 10/1983: [[1]]