Technics SA-3500
Documentation on the Technics SA-3500 is thin. It doesn't appear in most surviving Technics literature, and no full magazine review has surfaced. The most concrete record is a short entry in a 1982 receiver roundup in HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (1982, p.52). That listing identifies the SA-3500 as a stereo receiver and credits its amplifier section with DC circuitry plus a ±10 dB adjustment range. The same page also carries tuner figures of 16.2 dBf mono / 37.3 dBf stereo sensitivity (1.8 µV / 20 µV), a 76/74 dB S/N ratio at 65 dBf, and prices of $380 and $399. The page's OCR is messy, so treat those adjacent figures as likely but unconfirmed for this model.
Known from the period listing:
- Type: stereo receiver
- Amplifier section: DC circuitry, ±10 dB adjustment range
- Possible tuner sensitivity: 16.2 dBf mono / 37.3 dBf stereo
- Possible S/N at 65 dBf: 76 dB mono / 74 dB stereo
- Prices shown: $380 / $399
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