Elac ESG-796 H 30

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Elac, Kiel, Germany
• Model: ESG 796 H 30
• Years of manufacture: 1981 - 1986
• Manufactured in: Germany
• Colour: gold/black
• Weight: 6,5 g
• Original price: UVP 498 DM (Elac brochure 1984), for the MM anniversary 1987 248 DM

Technical data

• Principle: MM
• Frequency response: 10 - 30,000 Hz (+- 1db)
• Channel separation: > 28 dB at 1 KHz
• Channel balance: (1kHz) < 1,5 dB
• Übersprechdämpfung: >28 db
• Output voltage: 1.4 mV/cm/s
• Terminating resistor: 47 KOhm
• Induction:
• Needle type: Van den Hul II 5/75 µm
• Recommended contact force: 10 mN
• Contact force range: 7.5 - 12.5 mN
• Needle compliance: 30 µm/mN static
• Recommended eff. tonearm mass: 7 - 14 g

Special equipment

• here, if available

Remarks

• Was installed by Revox in its turntables, see third link line.
• Was also offered as a bundle with the Dual CS 741 Q from 1981 onwards.

Other models in the same series: Elac ESG-796 H 40

Test reports

• Stereoplay 4/84
• Stereoplay 9+10/81 with Dual CS 741 Q and in 10/81 with Nordmende RP 1651 and with Revox B 795
• Stereoplay 11/81 with Luxman PD-300
• Stereoplay 5/84 with Revox B 791

Pictures

Links

• Information about the Elac 796 at hifimuseum.de
• test in Stereoplay 10/1981
• The 796 in connection with Revox: [1], [2];
• Elac advertising leaflet for the 1987 special series from Forum.

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