Technics SU-10000

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Technics
• Model: SU-10000
• Type: Stereo preamplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1973 - 1977
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver / Black, wood side parts solid wood 20mm
• Power consumption: 40 W
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 440 x 180 x 397.5 mm
• Weight: approx. 14 kg
• Original price approx.: 450'000 Yen (Japan, 1973), 7000 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono 1:
    • Low: 1mV / 30, 50, 100kOhm (selectable).
    • High: 3mV / 30, 50, 100kOhm (selectable)

Phono 2:

• • • Low: 1mV / 30, 50, 100kOhm (selectable)
    • High: 3mV / 30, 50, 100kOhm (selectable)

Microphone: 1mV / 50kOhm

• • Tuner: 100mV / 100kOhm
  • AUX 1, 2: 100mV / 100kOhm
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 100mV / 100kOhm
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2: 100mV / 4 KOhm
  • Pre Out: 100mV / 4 kOhm
  • Mixing Rec Out:
  • Mono Out:
  • Headphones: 150 mW (level control on the rear panel)

Specifications

• Frequency Response:
  • High Level: 7 - 100,000 Hz (± 3 dB).
  • Microphone: 10 - 20,000 Hz (± 3 dB)

Phono: RIAA standard ± 0.3dB

• Distortion factor: 0.01
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
• External voltage spacing: (rated power).
  • Phono 1:
    • 1 mV: 70 dB
    • 3 mV: 74 dB
  • Phono 2:
    • 1 mV: 70 dB
    • 3 mV: 74 dB
  • Microphone: 60 dB
  • Tuner: 90 dB
  • AUX: 90 dB
  • Tape: 90 dB
• Tone control
  • Bass: operating frequency 125, 250, 500 Hz (selectable), ± 12.5 dB

Treble: Insert frequency 2, 4, 8 kHz (selectable), ± 12.5 dB.

• Loudness: no
• High Filter: 2-stage, insert frequency 7, 11 kHz (selectable), -18dB/oct.
• Low Filter (Subsonic): 2-stage, insert frequency: 20, 40 Hz (selectable), -18dB/oct.

Attenuator: 0 dB, - 20 dB

Special Features

• Channel-separated tone controls for bass and treble with switchable insert frequencies

Remarks

• Other models of the same series:
  • Power amplifier SE-10000
    • SE-10000
  • Loudspeaker SB-1000
    • SB-1000
    • Note: Loudspeakers with the designation "SB-10000" were not available until 1977 as part of a follow-up series.

Pictures

• Picture: Technics SU-10000 front

• Image: Technics SU-10000 front with display panel opened up.

• Image: Technics SU-10000 housing cover in high gloss finish.

• Image: Technics SU-10000 housing cover hinged

• Image: Technics SU-10000 side panels in 20mm solid real wood.

• Picture: Technics SU-10000 back panel

Reports

• Report at / some pictures from "Good Old Hifi": [[1]]

Links

• External link on website "Audio Heritage, Japan": [[2]]