Sony TA-F 690 ES

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: TA-F 690 ES
• Type: Integrated amplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1992 - 1994
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black, wooden sides TAC-103 optional
• Remote control: Yes (RM-S 703)
• Power consumption: 290 W (max.), idle: 50 W
• Dimensions: 430 (470) x 150 x 375 mm (with wooden side panels) (WxHxD)
• Weight: approx. 12,5 kg
• Original price: 1'150 DM (RRP)
  • Wooden side panels TAC-103 optional: 99 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs: 7 (6 switchable by remote control, Direct-In (7th) only on the unit).
  • Phono MM: 2,5 mV (50 kOhm)
  • Phono MC: 0.17 mV (100 Ω)
  • Tuner, CD, Direct In, Tape 1,2, Aux, Adapter: 150 mV (50 kOhm)
• Number of outputs: 4
  • Pre Out: variable up to 1 V (100 Ω)
  • Tape Rec Out 1,2, Adapter: 150 mV, (1 kOhm)
  • Headphones: 25 mW (8 Ω)

Loudspeaker switchable: A / B / A+B / Off

Technical Data

• Continuous power (RMS) both channels simultaneously controlled.
  • 8 Ω: 2 x 105 watts DIN
  • 4 Ω: 2 x 145 W DIN
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ω:
  • 4 Ω:
• Dynamic headroom: 2 dB at 4 Ω, 1.2 dB at 8 Ω.
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.005% at 10 W output power at 8 Ω.
• Attenuation factor: 100 at 8 Ω/1kHz.
• Frequency response: 2 Hz - 200 kHz +0/-3 dB
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 105 dB (high level, 150 mV), phono MM: 95 dB (5.0 mV), MC: 77 dB (0.5 mV).
• Bias setting: mV
• Tone control: Yes

Bass: ± 7 dB (100 Hz) Treble: ± 6 dB (10 kHz)

Special Features

• Gibraltar drivers= anti-magnetic, very good resonance damping, rock-hard base cast from polyester resin calcium carbonate with glass fibre fabric.

MOS-FET power amplifiers= realize a high output power over a wide frequency range

• Class-A driver stages
• Toroidal transformer encapsulated (low stray field), power supply with 2 additional electrolytic capacitors (no longer present in the successor TA-F606ES)
• Motor-driven input selector switch
• Motor-driven dust-proof volume potentiometer (120 kOhm)
• Pre Out, switchable via Speaker B,= for connection of separate power amplifiers or active speakers
• Direct-In= for bypassing the input and rec out selectors
• Phono MM/ MC selector
• Record Out selector
• Source Direct switch
• Muting Switch: -∞ dB
• Subsonic Filter: 6 dB/octave below 15 Hz
• Gold-plated RCA jacks
• Wooden side panels available as an optional extra
• System: Low-noise NAB-equalized preamplifier with high gain, passive tone control, pure complementary SEPP power amplifier, MOS-FET power amplifiers

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Preamplifier:
• Sony TA-E 80 ES
• Sony TA-E 2000 ESD
• Sony TA-ER 1

• Power Amplifier
• Sony TA-N 55 ES
• Sony TA-N 80 ES
• Sony TA-N 220
• Sony TA-NR 1
• Sony TA-NR 10

• Integrated Amplifier
• Sony TA-AV 570
• Sony TA-F 235 R
• Sony TA-F 335 R
• Sony TA-F 435 R
• Sony TA-F 511
• Sony TA-F 535 R
• Sony TA-F 505 ES
• Sony TA-F 590 ES
• Sony TA-F 606 ES
• Sony TA-F 690 ES
• Sony TA-F 707 ES
• Sony TA-F 808 ES
• Sony TA-S 7

• [[Tuner:
• Sony DAR-1000 ES
• Sony ST-S 7
• Sony ST-S 211
• Sony ST-S 311
• Sony ST-S 505 ES
• Sony ST-S 707 ES

• Equalizer
• Sony SEQ-411
• Sony SEQ-711

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Sony TA-F 690 ES

Reviews

• Competition : Onkyo A-8780, Onkyo A-8870, Pioneer A-702 R, Yamaha AX-890, Sony TA-F 690 ES, Denon PMA-1080 R, Denon PMA-1315 R