Sony TA-2000

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: TA-2000
• Type: Preamplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1968 - 1971
• Made in: Japan
• Color: silver, TAC-1 wooden cabinet optional
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 23 W
• Dimensions: 400 x 149 x 318 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 9 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'398 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono 1 MM: 1.2 mV, switchable 33 kOhm, 47 kOhm, 82 kOhm, max. 300 mV (1 kHz).
  • Phono 2 MC High: 1.2 mV, switchable 33 kOhm, 47 kOhm, 82 kOhm, input sensitivity adjustable
  • Phono 2 MC Low: 0.06 mV, switchable 10 Ohm, 30 Ohm, max. 15 mV (1 kHz), input sensitivity adjustable
  • Microphone: 0.5 mV / 100 kOhm, max. 1.2 V
  • Tuner: 110 mV / 100 kOhm, input sensitivity adjustable
  • Aux 1, 2: 110 mV / 100 kOhm, input sensitivity adjustable
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 110 mV / 100 kOhm, input sensitivity adjustable
  • Tape Play DIN: 110 mV / 100 kOhm
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec Out 1, 2: 100 mV / 10 kOhm
  • Tape Rec Out DIN: 30 mV / 82 kOhm
  • Pre Out 1, 2: switchable 0.3 V or 1 V, 3 kOhm or 6 kOhm, (max. 30 V)

Center channel: 5 V, switchable 2.6 kOhm or 100 kOhm Headphones: 0.5 V / 8 Ohm

Technical Data

• Frequency response:
  • phono: 20-20,000 Hz, ±0.5 dB
  • Microphone: 30-30,000 Hz (+0 dB / -2 dB)
  • Tuner/Aux/Tape: 10-100,000 Hz (+0 dB / -2 dB).

Distortion factor:

• • Phono: 0.05 %
  • Tuner/Aux/Tape: 0.03 %

Signal-to-noise ratio:

• • Phono MC: 50 dB
  • Phono MM: 73 dB
  • Microphone: >50 dB (1.5 mV)
  • Tuner/Aux/Tape: 90 dB
• Stereo channel separation: 100 dB from 20-20,000 Hz
• Tone control
  • Bass: ±10 dB, switchable 50 Hz, 100 Hz
    • Tilt frequencies: 250 Hz, 500 Hz
  • Treble: ±10 dB, switchable 10 kHz, 20 kHz
    • Tilt frequencies: 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz
• Loudness:
• High Filter: 12 dB/octave above 9 kHz
• Low Filter (Subsonic): 12 dB/octave below 50 Hz

• More data at "Hifi Engine": [1]

Special Features

• Microphone inputs mixable
• Tape dubbing
• Tape input 1 adjustable
• VU meter, sensitivity adjustable
• Headphones adjustable
• Center channel output adjustable

Comments

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Pictures

• Picture: Sony TA-2000

Links

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