JVC VR-5501

Data

General

• Manufacturer: JVC
• Model: VR-5501
• Type: Receiver
• Years of manufacture: 1973 - 1975
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black, wooden case walnut
• Remote control: -
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 429 x 136 x 312 mm.
• Weight: 6.6 kg
• Original price approx.: 700 DM

Connections:

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono: 2.5 mV
  • AUX: 150 mV
  • Tape Play: 150 mV

Tape Play DIN:

• • Coaxial FM- antenna connection (75 Ohm, 300 Ohm)
  • AM- Antenna connection (300 Ohm)
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec: 150 mV

Tape Rec DIN: 30 mV

• • Headphones: 6.3 mm jack
  • 2 pairs of loudspeakers

Technical Data:

Amplifier:

• Continuous power:
  • 8 Ohm: 2 x 11 Watt (RMS, 20 Hz - 20 kHz).

4 Ohm: 2 x 14 Watt

• Music power:
  • 8 Ohm: 2 x 17 Watt
  • 4 Ohm: 2 x 20 Watt
• Total harmonic distortion: 1.0 % at rated power
• Attenuation factor: 30 at 8 Ohm
• Frequency response: 20 - 40'000 Hz
• Power bandwidth: 30 - 20'000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono: 60 dB

High Level: 70 dB

• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 10 dB at 50 Hz

Treble: ± 10 dB at 10 kHz

• Loudness: + 12 dB at 50 Hz, + 6 dB at 10 kHz
• Low Filter:
• High Filter:
• Muting:

Tuner:

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 525 - 1605 kHz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 2.5 µV
  • MW: 30 µV
• Frequency response: 20 - 15'000 Hz, ± 1 dB
• Distortion factor FM: Mono 0.5 %, Stereo 0.8 %
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 60 dB

AM: 55 dB

• Stereo channel separation: > 33 dB at 1 kHz
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 60 dB
  • AM: 30 dB
• Co-wave selection: 4.0 dB
• Spurious wave selection: 65 dB
• Image frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 55 dB
  • MW: 45 dB

IF attenuation:

• • FM: 90 dB
  • MW: 40 dB
• AM suppression: 50 dB

Special Features

• tone control with sliders

Remarks

• All models in the same series:
• JVC VR-5501
• JVC VR-5511
• JVC VR-5521
• JVC VR-5541
• JVC VR-5551

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: JVC VR-5501