Sony TA-F55
(1979 - 1981)

A nicely understated little bolid - with a few twists: capacitance selectors for the phono inputs, a Pulse Power Supply, a double Heat-Pipe and HiFt transistors ; follower of the big TA-F80.

But the real twist is the strange design retained for the volume control: if the push buttons were already old salad by 1979, the volume indicator itself is... not what you think it is.
You think these are LEDs, right ? Sorry, wrong answer. The TA-F55 uses a green ribbon with a motor to pull said ribbon behind the indicator window ! Yes !
Rest assured : the other LEDs really are real LEDs ;-)

Sonically a very good performer, the TA-F55 didn't last long but nevertheless existed as a very good-looking grey-faced Wega V-700 in Germany.

It also was first presented in Japan with a very good-looking wood enclosure. Unfortunately that option was not retained for the production models.