Technics SA-101 (c. 1980)
Little is documented about the Technics SA-101 beyond its place as the entry-level receiver in Technics' SA line around 1980. What survives is mostly a series of Technics comparison advertisements - the brand's own "power, performance and price" campaign lining up the SA-101 against the SA-202, SA-303, SA-404, and SA-505 - plus a brief editorial mention in High Fidelity.
Technics' advertising (HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers, March 1980, p.76) listed the SA-101 at a suggested retail price of $180 with 18 watts per channel. That put it at the bottom of the series, beneath the 30-watt SA-202 ($220) and the range-topping 63-watt SA-505 ($420). High Fidelity (April 1980, p.47) described it as the lowest-priced receiver it had seen that year, at $180 with 18 watts (12½ dBW) of output.
Beyond those figures, the record is thin. Known specs, such as they are:
- Receiver — entry-level model in the Technics SA series
- Output: 18 W/channel (12½ dBW)
- Suggested retail price: $180 (c. 1980)
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