Sansui MODEL 3000

Circa
1 9 6 6 c.1966
1 9 7 0 1970

Full-size solid-state receiver with 97 transistors and diodes - tubes were gone, forever.
At least until what would be left of Sansui would revive the 1965 AU-111, some 34 years after the MODEL 3000 was introduced...

SEPP OTL circuit with 2SD45 output transistors, 7-gang varicap (4 for FM), 1-stage RF & multiple tuned 5-stage IFa special driver transformer, low-frequency amp stage with silicon epitaxial planar transistors, protection circuit, FM stereo MPX section, center-channel output and a total of four indicator lamps !

To make up for that slightly cold description of technicalities, Sansui designed very interesting knobs which Philips would all too shortly revive in the late 1970s. Beautiful and simple, warm, inviting...

Updated (or also available ?) in august 1970 with minor changes in layout and functions - mostly a black sub-panel Sansui MODEL 3000.

Sansui MODEL 3000, image 1 Sansui MODEL 3000, image 2
Sansui MODEL 3000 specifications
Title Value
AUDIO section AUDIO section
Power output : 130W (8 Ohm, IHFM, ± 1dB)
2x 48W (8 Ohm, IHFM, ± 1dB)
2x 45W (RMS, ± 1dB)
THD : 0,8%
Power bandwidth : 20Hz...20Khz (IHFM)
Frequency response : 20Hz...20Khz (± 1,5dB)
Channel separation : 50dB (phono)
50dB (aux)
Hum and noise : 70dB (phono, IHFM, below rated output)
75dB (aux, IHFM, below rated output)
Output impedance : 4 & 8...32 Ohm
Damping factor : 15 (IHFM)
Inputs : 2,5mV (phono magnetic)
1,8mV (tape head)
180V (aux)
150mV (tape RCA)
150mV (tape DIN)
Center channel output : 5V (rated output)
Recording output : 150mV (RCA)
30mV (DIN)
Equalizer : RIAA NF type
Tape circuit : NAB NF type
Bass control : +12...-13dB at 50Hz
Treble control : +12...-13dB at 10Khz
Loudness switch : +10dB at 50Hz / +5dB at 5Khz
Low filter : -10dB at 50Hz
High filter : -10dB at 10Khz
FM section FM section
Frequency range : 88...108MHz
Sensitivity : 1,4µV (±3dB, 20dB quieting)
Usable sensitivity : 1,8µV (±3dB, IHFM)
Image rejection : 65dB at 98MHz
Selectivity : 50dB at 98MHz
S/N ratio : 60dB
THD : 1%
Frequency response : 30Hz...20Khz (±2dB)
MPX channel separation : 35dB
MPX THD : 1%
MPX frequency response : 40Hz...15Khz (±2dB)
AM section AM section
Frequency range : 535...1605Khz
Usable sensitivity : 15µV at 1MHz (IHFM)
Image rejection : 50dB (1MHz)
Selectivity : 20dB (1MHz)
Semiconductors Semiconductors
Transistors : 3x 2SA525 ; 5x 2SA234 ; 2x 2SA101 ; 2x 2SA102 ; 2x 2SA49
2x 2SB54 ; 2x 2SB324 ; 2x 2SC292 ; 6x 2SC458 ; 9x 2SC536
6x 2SC693 ; 2x 2SC650 ; 2x 2SC649 ; 4x 2SD45 (2SC246 / 2SC493)
Diodes : 8x OA91 ; 4x OA79 ; 7x SM150 ; 7x SWO.5a
8x SW-1 ; 1x D-22A ; 9x 1N60 ; 1x 1S352M ; 1x V-312B
General General
PC : 70VA (idle)
230VA (maximum)
Weight : 34.4lbs
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