Sansui BA-5000

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sansui
• Model: BA-5000
• Type: Power Amplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1979
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black / Wine Red "Definition
• Remote control: -
• Power consumption: 1'350 W (max.)
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 482 x 222 x 466 mm
• Weight: 49 kg
• Original price approx.: 390'000 Yen (Japan, 1975), 1'300 US-$, 4'900 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs: 1
  • Line: 700 mV
• Number of outputs: 2
  • 1 pair of speakers

Technical Data

• Continuous power (at distortion factor)
  • 8 Ohm: 2 x 300 W (IHF, 20Hz - 20kHz)
  • 8 Ohm: 2 x 300 W (1kHz, THD 0.05%)
  • 4 Ohm: 2 x 300 W (1kHz, THD 0.05%)
  • 2 Ohm: 2 x 300 W (1kHz, THD 0.05%)
• Continuous power in BTL Mono mode (at THD)
  • 8 Ohm: 600 W (IHF, 20Hz - 20kHz)
  • 8 Ohm: 600 W (1kHz, THD 0.05%)
  • 4 Ohm: 600 W (1kHz, THD 0.05%)
  • 16 Ohm: 600 W (1kHz, THD 0.05%)
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 ohms:
• Total harmonic distortion:
  • Rated power: < 0.1%
  • 1/2 nominal power: < 0,08%
• Dämpfungsfaktor: 10 (8 Ohm)
• Frequenzgang: 15 Hz bis 30 kHz
• Intermodulation: 0,006%
• Signalrauschabstand: >100 dB
• Stereo channel separation:
  • > 105dB (1kHz)
  • > 98dB (10kHz)

Special Features

• 2 large VU meters
• BTL mono circuit
• The Definition series of 1976 is characterized by the burgundy sheet metal cases and includes the units:
  • AU-20000 (integrated amplifier)
  • CA-2000 (preamplifier)

CA-3000 (preamplifier)

• • BA-2000 (power amplifier)
  • BA-3000 (power amplifiers)
  • BA-5000 (power amplifiers)

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Preamplifiers:
• Sansui CA-2000
• Sansui CA-3000

• Power amplifier:
• Sansui BA-2000
• Sansui BA-3000
• Sansui BA-5000

• Amplifiers:
• Sansui AU-9900
• Sansui AU-9900 A
• Sansui AU-10000
• Sansui AU-11000
• Sansui AU-11000 A
• Sansui AU-20000

• Tuner
• Sansui TU-9900

Pictures

• Picture: SANSUI BA-5000 Front

• Picture: SANSUI BA-5000 back side

Reviews

• Review at "Hifi Studio": [1]

• Review by "Good Old Hifi": [2]

Links

• External link on "Classic Audio" website: [[3]]

• External link on website "Audio Heritage, Japan": [[4]]</0,08%>