Akai AA-8500

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General

  • Manufacturer: Akai
  • Model: AA-8500
  • Type: Receiver
  • Years of manufacture: 1970 - 1972
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: silver, housing wood, walnut
  • Power consumption: 350 W
  • Dimensions (WxHxD): 487 x 165 x 346 mm
  • Weight: 16 kg
  • Original price approx.: 1'800 DM


Connections:

  • Number of inputs:
    • Phono MM: 3 mV, 50 kOhm
    • AUX: 150 mV, 50 kOhm

Tape Play: 200 mV, 50 kOhm Tape Play DIN: 200 mV, 50 kOhm

    • Main In: 770 mV, 100 kOhm
    • Antenna: 75 Ohm, 300 Ohm
  • Number of outputs:
    • Tape Rec: 150 mV

Tape Rec DIN: 25 mV

    • Pre-Out:
    • Headphones: 8 - 16 Ohm
    • 2 pairs of speakers


Technical Data

Amplifier

  • Continuous power (at distortion)

8 Ohm: 2x 65 W 4 Ohm: 2x 85 W

  • Dynamic power
    • 8 Ohm: 2x 90 W
    • 4 Ohm: 2x 120 W
  • Total harmonic distortion: 0.05 % at rated power
  • Attenuation factor:
  • Frequency response: 20 - 50,000 Hz, - 3 dB
  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • Phono: 70 dB
    • AUX: 80 dB
  • Tone control:
    • Bass: ± 10 dB at 100 Hz
    • Tweeter: ± 10 dB at 10 kHz
  • Loudness: yes, + 8 dB at 100 Hz, + 4 dB at 10 kHz
  • Low Filter (Subsonic): yes, - 9 dB at 100 Hz
  • High Filter: yes, - 5 dB at 10 kHz
  • Muting: yes


Tuner

  • Reception: FM/MW
  • Frequencies:
    • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
    • MW: 535 - 1605 KHz
  • Input sensitivity:
    • FM: 2.0µV
    • MW: 50µV
  • Frequency range:
  • Distortion factor: 0.3% (mono), 0.8% (stereo).
  • Signal-to-noise ratio: 70 dB
  • Channel separation: > 40 dB
  • Selectivity: 65 dB
  • Co-wave selection: 1.5 dB
  • Spurious wave selection: 34 dB
  • Image frequency attenuation: > 100 dB
  • IF attenuation: > 100 dB
  • AM suppression: 55 dB


Special Features

  • Slider for balance, bass, tweeter
  • Audio muting
  • Tuning aids: Field Strength and Ratio Mid-Instrument
  • FM muting
  • FM AFC
  • MPX Filter


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Pictures

  • Excerpt from brochure: Akai AA-8500

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