Technics SU-9600

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Technics
• Model: SU-9600
• Type: Stereo preamplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1980
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black
• Power consumption: 17 W
• Dimensions: 450 x 173 x 375 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: approx. 11.5 kg
• Original price approx.: 2'400 DM (1977)

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono 1: 2mV / 25, 50, 100kOhm (selectable).
  • Phono 2: 1-3mV / 25, 50, 100kOhm (selectable)

2x Band In: 100mV / 50kOhm

• • 2x Aux: 100mV / 50kOhm
• Number of outputs:
  • 2x Band Out: 100mV / 600Ohm
  • 2x Pre Out: 1V / 600Ohm (nominal value)

Technical Data

• Frequency response:
  • 2 - 100,000 Hz (+0/-3dB).

Phono: RIAA standard ±0.3dB

• Distortion factor: 0.02%
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
• External voltage spacing: (rated power).
  • Phono 1: 73dB
  • Phono 2: 67 - 76dB
  • Tuner, AUX: 95dB
• Stereo channel separation:
• Tone control
  • Bass: operating frequency 125 or 500Hz (selectable), ±12.5dB

Treble: Insert frequency 2 or 8kHz (selectable), ±12.5dB. Loudness: no

• High Filter: Insertion frequency 10 or 15kHz (selectable), -18dB/Oct.
• Low Filter (Subsonic) Application frequency: 30 or 15Hz (selectable), -18dB/Oct.

Mute: yes, -20dB

• Direct/Line-Straight: yes

Special Features

• Channel-separated tone controls for bass and treble with switchable operating frequency, switchable from the signal path; Switchable steep-edged subsonic filter (rumble filter) and noise filter with selectable operating frequency.
• Very solid and encapsulated volume control, internally switches precision resistors channel by channel separately with highest synchronization. Guaranteed >20 x 10h6 adjustment cycles!

Two mains sockets switched via the mains switch of the unit and four mains sockets of American standard with continuous current at the rear of the unit.

Remarks

• Other models of the same series:
• Technics SU-8600
• Technics SU-9600
• Technics SE-9600
• Technics ST-9600
• Technics SH-9090
• Technics RS-678 US
• Technics RS-7500 US
• Technics RS-9900 US

Pictures

• Image: Technics SU-9600 front

• Picture: Technics SU-9600 Front