Pioneer SA-8800

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Pioneer
• Model: SA-8800
• Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1981
• Made in: Japan
• Colour: Silver
• Type: Integrated amplifier
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 220 W
• Dimensions: 420 x 150 x 425 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 15 kg
• Original price approx.: US$ 550, DM 1.298

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
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 80 Watt (at distortion factor 0,01%)

4 Ohm: 2x 100 Watt (at distortion factor 0.02%)

• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: < 0.005%
• Attenuation factor: 55 (20-20000 Hz, 8 Ohm)
• Frequency response: 5-200000 Hz (as stated in the BDA!)
• Signal to noise ratio: 118dB
• 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

• Blue fluorescent power indicator

Mode switch: Stereo, Reverse, Mono L, Mono R, Mono L+R

• Capacity and resistance of the phono input each 5-fold selectable: 100,200,300,400 + 500 pF and 100,10k,25k,50k + 100k Ohm
• interference for phono input can be switched on and off

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-9800

• [[Predecessor 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-8800

• Picture: Pioneer SA-8800