Technics SU-V44 (c.1981)
Little is documented about the Technics SU-V44 beyond a single database entry. No period reviews, exact production dates or marketing material have surfaced in the Archive's sources. The entry shows a well-equipped stereo pre-main amplifier from around 1981, priced at ¥55,800. It is built around a "new class A system" that Technics claimed eliminated both switching and crossover distortion.
The SU-V44 was notably feature-dense for an integrated amp. Its front panel carried a logarithmic-compression peak power meter — independent left and right, reading directly from 0.001W up to 100W — a genuinely unusual touch. There was a 2-tape monitor switch, a microphone mixing circuit with independently adjustable echo and mic volume, a mixing recording switch to capture the blended sound, and a subsonic filter. It was rated at 60W + 60W into 8Ω at 1kHz, with total harmonic distortion of 0.009% at rated output, frequency response of 10Hz–80kHz (+0, −3dB), and an output bandwidth quoted at 5Hz–30kHz. Signal-to-noise was 72dB on phono and 95dB on tuner/aux; phono input sensitivity was 2.5mV/47kΩ with 150mV maximum allowable input, while tuner/aux ran at 150mV/27kΩ. Tone controls offered ±10dB at 50Hz (bass) and 20kHz (treble). The unit draws 107W, measures 430 × 120 × 285mm, and weighs 6.9kg.
Known specs:
- 60W + 60W (8Ω, 1kHz), THD 0.009%
- Frequency response 10Hz–80kHz (+0, −3dB); output bandwidth 5Hz–30kHz
- S/N 72dB (phono), 95dB (tuner/aux)
- Mic mixing with echo; 2-tape monitor; subsonic filter
- 430 × 120 × 285mm; 6.9kg
Beyond the catalog listing, almost nothing else is recorded. A service manual, brochure or owner recollections of the SU-V44 would help, since this is one of the thinner pages in the collection.
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