Sony TAE-8450

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: TAE-8450
• Type: Stereo preamplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1974 - 1978
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver, wooden side panels
• Remote control: No
• Power consumption: 20 W
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 440 x 170 x 340 mm
• Weight: 11.8 kg
• Original price approx.: 2'950 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono 1 MM: 1.5 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 140 mV (1 kHz).
  • Phono 2 MM: 4,5 mV, switchable 50 kOhm, 100 kOhm, max. 400 mV (1 kHz)
  • Microphone: 0.16 mV / 50 kOhm, max. 1.2 V, input sensitivity adjustable
  • Tape Play HD: 0.16 mV, switchable 10 Ohm, 30 Ohm, 100 Ohm, 1 kOhm, max. 0.16 mV (1 kHz)
  • Tuner: 150 mV / 50 kOhm, input sensitivity adjustable
  • Aux 1, 2: 150 mV / 50 kOhm, input sensitivity adjustable
  • Tape Play 1, 2,3 : 150 mV / 50 kOhm, input sensitivity adjustable
  • Tape Play DIN: 150 mV / 50 kOhm
  • Ext. adapter: 150 mV / 50 kOhm
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec Out 1, 2: 150 mV / 1 kOhm, max. 14 V
  • Tape Rec Out DIN: 30 mV / 82 kOhm

Ext. adapter: 150 mV / 10 kOhm

• • Pre Out 1, 2: 1 V, 1 kOhm, max. 14 V
  • Headphones: 0.5 V / 8 Ohm

Technical Data

• Frequency response:
  • phono: 20 Hz - 20 kHz, ± 0.5 dB
  • Microphone: 20 Hz - 20 kHz (+ 0 dB / - 3 dB)
  • Tuner/Aux/Tape: 10 Hz - 100 kHz (+ 0 dB / - 1 dB).

Distortion factor:

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

Signal-to-noise ratio:

• • Phono MM: 70 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: + 3.5 dB, 1 kHz
• High Filter: 12 dB/octave, switchable 9 kHz / 20 kHz
• Low Filter (Subsonic): 12 dB/octave, switchable 10 Hz / 40 Hz

Special Features

• Microphone inputs mixable
• Tape dubbing
• Inputs adjustable
• VU meter, sensitivity adjustable
• Headphones adjustable

Comments

• Models in the same series:
• Preamplifier:
• Sony TAE-5450
• Sony TAE-8450

• Power amplifiers:
• Sony TAN-5550
• Sony TAN-8250
• Sony TAN-8550

• [[Tuner:
• Sony ST-5950 SD

• Tape machine:
• Sony TC-880-2

• Record player:
• Sony PS-8750

• Speakers:
• Sony SS-8150

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Sony TAE-8450

• Extract from brochure: Sony TAE-8450

Reviews

• Review from Good Old Hifi: [1]

Links

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