Sanyo 80D
Almost nothing is documented about the Sanyo 80D. No dedicated review, service manual, or catalog page for this model has surfaced. The Archive's file on it is a single OCR-broken fragment from a period specification directory.
That fragment, from HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (1980, p.182), sits in the magazine's signal-processor section. It lists a Sanyo unit with specifications that are likely - though not conclusively, given the corrupted text - those of the 80D. It is a reverb/signal processor with defeatable tape-monitor switching and an adjustable reverb time of roughly 1.9-3.2 seconds at 1 kHz. Frequency response is 10-100,000 Hz ±0/−2 dB, total harmonic distortion is 0.009%, and signal-to-noise ratio is 100 dB. Input sensitivity was 0.775 V across 55 kΩ and output was 0.775 V across 600 Ω. The chassis measured about 5⅞″ H × 16⅝″ W × 10″ D, with a simulated walnut-grain finish.
The OCR preserves neither the model number nor the surrounding article text, so the attribution can't be confirmed. If you own an 80D, have a manual, or can supply a clean copy of that HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers page, the Archive would welcome the correction.
Known specifications (unconfirmed)
- Type: signal processor with reverb (per period spec-chart placement)
- Reverb time: 1.9–3.2 seconds (1 kHz)
- Frequency response: 10–100,000 Hz ±0/−2 dB
- THD: 0.009%
- S/N: 100 dB
- Input: 0.775 V / 55 kΩ; Output: 0.775 V / 600 Ω
- Dimensions: 5⅞″ H × 16⅝″ W × 10″ D
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