Technics for $5?

[Dr. Music]

Keep your eye open for a Technics amp like this.............

I can vouch for a few of it's kin :yes:

 

[ev13wt]

hehe youll like its 86 pound big brother
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4uc2GlcPNk

I've seen and heard and actually touched the big brother of that one. The A1.

That is a very, very nice amp.

 

[quneur]

Transition period ?

About the mid 80s companies started to produce rack systems. I had a Technics rack system back then, used proprietary ribbon connectors for each component. Its the age that produced Panasonic Thrusters, Fisher Studio Standard became synomous with cheap (square power button with a red line thru it) and people were 'Walking Like an Egyptian"

 

[Cogsinister]

About the mid 80s companies started to produce rack systems. I had a Technics rack system back then, used proprietary ribbon connectors for each component. Its the age that produced Panasonic Thrusters, Fisher Studio Standard became synomous with cheap (square power button with a red line thru it) and people were 'Walking Like an Egyptian"

Oh yeah, i know the stuff .....

 

[fmalloy]

I have a Technics SA 425 that sounds great. It's a "New Class A", whatever that means.

The unit looks great and sounds pretty good. I can't find info on the thing, though.

OK, so this thread is 5 years old

I have an SA-425 I bought way back in 1982. Got married, it sat.

Just hooked it up to my 1982 Polk Monitor 5 speakers yesterday. The volume was noisy and scratch and loud, but 10 or 20 turns back and forth and it's back to normal. Didn't even need to De-Oxit.

Sounds great, listening to it right now!

I think New Class A was a term used where it was Class A until the power went up then it used a variable bias:

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid-state/32254-new-class-whats-mean.html

Neat technology, no idea how effective it is.

It is a nice looking receiver. Wood panel sides, classy front.

 

[Northwinds]

I remember having a Technics SA-1010 that was an absolute monster sounding receiver. Had the funny looking holographic display. That thing could shake the house but it seems a lot of the New Class A gear ran extremely hot when cranked. Mine looked like this, wish I could find another one but I have read the heat issues warped boards near the holographic display???

Specifications:

Tuning range: FM, MW

Power output: 120 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)

Frequency response: 3Hz to 100kHz

Total harmonic distortion: 0.003%

Damping factor: 56

Input sensitivity: 0.15mV (MC), 2.5mV (MM), 150mV (line)

Signal to noise ratio: 70dB (MC), 87dB (MM), 90dB (line)

Speaker load impedance: 4Ω to 16Ω