Teac AE-200

May
1 9 6 9 may 1969
1 9 7 1 1971

Part of Teac's first forays into non-tape products - none too successful, like the few which followed throughout the 1970s.

Center of this small woody box is a differential circuit powered by a ±40V dual power supply - powerful and modern, almost avant-garde.
Another avant-garde-ish feature was to be awaited a couple of decades to reappear on many late 1980 "ultra" components and d/a converters : phase reversal ! Here done independently for the left and right with two rockers, too.

Also in was a balance check. Apply a parallel signal to both L and R inputs : if no sound comes out of the speakers, it means there is no circuit imbalance between the two sides of the differential circuit.

Small-size notwithstanding, the AE-200 also has a thermo-breaker circuit with a (back) reset button and a concentric L/R input level control and, and, and, 2x 50W of clean, modern, solid-state sound.
All this within a woody enclosure and "beautiful eurasian wood front panel".

Very similar to the Sansui BA-60, same features, same functions, same power output, same weight, so probably made by one for the other or by SOC or NDS which were then frequent Sansui (and Victor) factories.

Teac AE-200, image 1 Teac AE-200, image 2
Teac AE-200 specifications
Title Value
Rated power : 2x 50W (8 Ohm, 0,5% THD ; ±0,5dB)
2x 60W (4 Ohm, 0,5% THD ; ±0,5dB)
THD : < 0,1% @ 30W and 0,1mW output
IMD : < 0,5% @ 40W and 4 Ohm load
Power bandwidth : 20Hz...30Khz (IHF, 8 Ohm load)
Frequency response : 20Hz...80Khz (+0 / -1dB, rated output)
Residual noise : < 0,5mV
S/N ratio : 100dB (IHF)
Inputs : 0,7V / 22kOhm
PC : 22W / 220W (idle / max., japanese version)
150W (max., US version)
Dimensions : 21 x 13,7 x 33cm
Weight : 7kg.
List price : 46,000¥ (1969)
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