Sony TA-F3000

A much more "industrial" build-quality than the TA-F5000, sure, but the basic technology is inside :

fairly beefy power-supply with R-Core transformer, select MOS-FET power transistors for a predominance of even harmonics and less switching distortion, a special mountig method of said MOS-FETs, a rotary encoder for input switching and cool looks.

However, the top and sides aren't slabs of aluminium but folded metal sheets - everything has a price.

The TA-F3000 sold very well in Japan, a country far more open to marketing / engineering experiments than any other.

For the rest of the world, well, sales remained quite marginal - it proved difficut to be near-ES without actually being ES.
Especially when the smaller one of the series is... bigger and more powerful :)

Unlike what is commonly believed, the 3000 and 5000 separates are NOT part of the Sony ES series. However, Sony in Germany attempted to unload its stocks more easily, late in time, by adding an ES logo next to the model scripting, and on the cartons, and in the manuals. This was however unheard of elsewhere, including Japan.

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