Technics EPA-500

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Technics
• Model: EPA-500
• Type: Conical titanium nitride tubular tone arm with dynamic damper
• Years of manufacture: 1982 - 1986
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver / Black
• Power Consumption:
• Dimensions:
• Weight:
• Original price approx.: 800 DM + price per tube 200 DM

Connections

• Outputs: see Technics EPC-100 C MK 3

Specifications

• Material: tubular tone arm made of titanium nitride
• Effective arm length: 250 mm
• Rear tonearm length: 68 - 85.5 mm (from center of tonearm suspension)
• Offset angle:
• Tangential track misalignment angle: + 2º 6' inlet groove, +1° 6' outlet groove.
• Pickup overhang: 15 mm
• Counterweight overhang:
• Allowable pickup weights: 5 - 7 g.
• Inert arm mass:
• Support weight adjustment range:
• Height adjustment: 42 - 62 mm (Helicoid adjustment range 20 mm).
• Diameter of mounting hole: 62 mm

Special Features

• Cardan suspension
• Tonearm system with interchangeable tonearm for precise adjustment to pickup characteristics.
  • The following exchange tonearms of the universal tonearm EPA-500 were available:
    • Tonearm EPA-A 501 L [1]
    • Tonearm EPA-A 501 M [2]
    • Tonearm EPA-A 501 H [3]
    • Tonearm EPA-A 501 E [4]
    • Tonearm EPA-A 501 G [5]
• Electronic stylus contact force gauge SH-50 P1: Electronic gauge with semiconductor equipment with precise display of the contact force on an extra large scale.

Remarks

• Other tonearms of the same series:
  • Tonearm EPA-100 MK2
    • EPA-100 MK 2

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Technics EPA-500

• Excerpt from brochure: Exchange tonearms of the universal tonearm EPA-500

• Excerpt from brochure: Technics EPA-500

• Technics SH-50 P1: Electronic pickup needle contact force gauge.
  • Measuring range: 0.5 - 3 g
  • Power supply: 3 V battery
  • Dimensions: 147 x 24 x 52 mm
  • Weight: 125 g
  • Original price: 6'000 Yen (Japan, 1976)** Measuring range: 0,5 - 3 g

Links

• External link: "Audio Heritage, Japan" website [6]