Soundcraftsmen

Explore Soundcraftsmen vintage audio equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Amplifiers

• A5002 — Soundcraftsmen A5002 power amp: 250 W/ch into 8 ohms, 375 into 4, Class-H rails, 2-ohm Autobuffer, crowbar protection.
• MA5002 — Soundcraftsmen MA5002 (1979) — 250W per channel Class H power amp with VU meters, level controls, and fanless Vari-Portional design.
• PCR-800 — Soundcraftsmen PCR-800: 205W/ch MOSFET amp with Phase Control Regulation, 18 lbs, $449. Runs cool into brutal loads.
• PM840 — Soundcraftsmen PM840 MOSFET power amp: 205W/ch into 8 ohms, 300W into 4, 450W into 2, $499 in 1986. A high-current budget workhorse.
• PM860 — Soundcraftsmen PM860 MOSFET power amp — 205W/ch into 8 ohms, 450W into 2 ohms, 105 dB S/N. A high-current workhorse from the X2 Series.
• RA7502 — Soundcraftsmen RA7502 — 250W/ch Class-H pro power amp, 1981. 20-LED power ladders, bridged mono, fanless, 55 lbs. A fanless powerhouse.

Equalizers

• DC2214 — Soundcraftsmen DC2214 — the $299 octave-band equalizer built on the Differential/Comparator circuit, billed as the value alternative to the DC2215.
• RP2212 — Soundcraftsmen RP2212 ten-band graphic equalizer — ±12 dB octave controls, LED test lights, walnut case, built in California.

Preamplifiers

• CX4200 — Soundcraftsmen CX4200 preamp/equalizer — four-section phono stage at −97 dB noise, 50–800 pF adjustable loading, inductor-based octave EQ, $699.
• DX4200 — Soundcraftsmen DX4200 preamp/equalizer — 20-lb American control center with adjustable phono loading, 10-band passive-coil EQ, and AutoBridge.
• P100 — Soundcraftsmen P100 preamp (1992): $359.95, C-MOS switching, discrete circuitry, 300° volume pot, MM phono + 3 line inputs.
• PE2217 — Soundcraftsmen PE2217 preamp-equalizer: ten-octave ±12dB EQ per channel, pushbutton patch-panel routing, $499.50 in 1974.

Other Models

• A-200 — Soundcraftsmen A-200 power amplifier — 20-20kHz ±0.1dB, damping factor >200, slew rate >40V/µs. American measurement-first design.
• AE-2000 — Soundcraftsmen AE-2000 dual-system real-time analyzer/EQ — 0.1 dB Differential/Comparator accuracy, 10-band passive-inductor EQ, 100-LED display.
• RP-2215-R — Soundcraftsmen RP-2215-R stereo graphic equalizer — 10 bands per channel, ±15 dB, 100 dB S/N, 19-inch rack mount. A quiet, serious studio EQ.
• SP-4001 — Soundcraftsmen SP-4001 preamp/10-band EQ — dual phono stages, 97 dBA S/N, zero-gain EQ matching, $549 in 1980.
• TG-3044 — Soundcraftsmen TG-3044: a 42-band dual mono/stereo 1/3-octave graphic EQ with balanced I/O, per-channel defeat, and ±15 dB range — pro room correction for under $600.