Pioneer SA-9800

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Pioneer
• Model: SA-9800
• Type: Integrated amplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1981
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions: 420 x 150 x 425 mm (WxHxD).
• Weight: 18 kg
• Original price approx.: US$ 750, DM 1.600

Connections

• Number of inputs: 6
  • Phono1, Phono2: MM (2.5mV, 50kOhm)
  • Tuner: (150mV, 50kOhm)
  • Aux: (150mV, 50kOhm)
  • Tape 1, 2: (150 mV, 50 kOhm)
• Number of outputs: 4
  • Tape 1, 2: 150 mV
  • Pre-Out: 1V / 600 Ohm, 3V / 600 Ohm (max)
  • Headphones: Low Impedance

Technical Data

• Continuous power (at distortion)
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 100 Watt / 185 Watt (DIN, 1 kHz)
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 100 Watt
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: < 0.005 %
• Attenuation factor: 55 (20-20000 Hz, 8 Ohm)
• Frequency response: 5 - 200,000 Hz (-1 dB)

Signal-to-noise ratio: dB

• Stereo channel separation:
• Tone control:
  • Bass: +10dB, -10dB (100Hz).

Treble: +10dB, -10dB (10kHz)

• Loudness: yes, +6dB (100Hz), +3dB (10kHz)
• Subsonic: yes, 15Hz (6dB/oct)
• High: yes, 8kHz (6dB/oct)
• Mute: yes, -20dB
• Direct/Line-Straight: yes

Special Features

• Legendary Pioneer "blue series".
• Blue fluorescent display

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Pioneer SA-408
• Pioneer SA-508
• Pioneer SA-608
• Pioneer SA-708
• Pioneer SA-5800
• Pioneer SA-6800
• Pioneer SA-7800
• Pioneer SA-8800

• Previous models: SA-x500 series, SA-x06 series
• Successor models: SA-x10 series

• Corresponding tuners:
• Pioneer TX-408 L
• Pioneer TX-608
• Pioneer TX-608 L
• Pioneer TX-6800
• Pioneer TX-7800
• Pioneer TX-9800
• Pioneer TX-D 1000

Pictures

• Image: Pioneer SA-9800

• Image: Pioneer SA-9800

• Excerpt from advertisement: Pioneer SA-9800

Links

• External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [[1]]