Technics SA-5500 (c. 1976)
Little is documented about the Technics SA-5500. No brochure or service literature survives in the archive, so the record rests mostly on one period test. HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (January 1976, p.32) found the receiver's tuner section comfortably ahead of its ratings: image rejection measured 56.5 dB against a 50 dB spec, alternate-channel selectivity hit 72.4 dB against a 70 dB rating, and one further tuner measurement — the parameter name is partly lost in our copy — reached 67 dB, well past its 50 dB rating. The same review credited the AM section with response beyond 10 kHz and said the AM tuner sounded considerably better than its measured frequency response might suggest.
The review was equally open about the SA-5500's limits. It didn't offer the extra inputs or tape-dubbing flexibility of more elaborate receivers, though the reviewer doubted many buyers would find the facilities inadequate.
Known from the January 1976 review:
- AM/FM receiver (no power-output figures documented)
- Image rejection: 56.5 dB measured (50 dB rated)
- Alternate-channel selectivity: 72.4 dB measured (70 dB rated)
- Additional tuner measurement: 67 dB measured (50 dB rated)
- AM frequency response beyond 10 kHz
No pricing, output ratings, or production dates are documented in the available sources.
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