elberoth
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Bought those two out of pure curiosity and for their sentimental value. I used to have the Technics SU-V900 back in 1990 - that was my first 'real' piece of hi-fi. A school collegue used to own SU-V90D - the previous top of the range integrated. As you can imagine, beeing competitive teenagers, we have never settled which one was better
(mine was more expensive, bigger, heavier, had dual mono PSU ... so I've always thought it was better; interestingly it is the SU-V90D which subjectively sounds better driving my Magicos M3)
Technics SU-V900 (AD 1990)
Rated power (1% THD + N, 1 kHz) [W]
1 channel / 2 channels:
8 Ohm 147W / 147W
4 Ohm 228W / 228W
Sensitivity (for maximum power) [V] 0.25
Signal / noise ratio (A-weighted filter, with reference to 1W) [dB] 79
Dynamics [dB] 101
Damping factor (relative to 4 ohms) 71
Technics SU-V90D (AD 1986)
Rated power (1% THD + N, 1 kHz) [W]
1 channel / 2 channels:
8 Ohm 126W / 126
4 Ohm 202W / 155W
Sensitivity (for maximum power) [V] 0.19
Signal / noise ratio (A-weighted filter, with reference to 1W) [dB] 85
Dynamics [dB] 106
Damping factor (relative to 4 ohms) 66
Measurements:
Frequency characteristics: the reference level (0 dB) is 2.83 V output voltage. One channel measured.
THD + N vs power: distortion (+ noise) for the assumed output power range, from 0.1 W up to rated power. One channel measured.
Measured using Neutrik A2D
(mine was more expensive, bigger, heavier, had dual mono PSU ... so I've always thought it was better; interestingly it is the SU-V90D which subjectively sounds better driving my Magicos M3)
Technics SU-V900 (AD 1990)
Rated power (1% THD + N, 1 kHz) [W]
1 channel / 2 channels:
8 Ohm 147W / 147W
4 Ohm 228W / 228W
Sensitivity (for maximum power) [V] 0.25
Signal / noise ratio (A-weighted filter, with reference to 1W) [dB] 79
Dynamics [dB] 101
Damping factor (relative to 4 ohms) 71
Technics SU-V90D (AD 1986)
Rated power (1% THD + N, 1 kHz) [W]
1 channel / 2 channels:
8 Ohm 126W / 126
4 Ohm 202W / 155W
Sensitivity (for maximum power) [V] 0.19
Signal / noise ratio (A-weighted filter, with reference to 1W) [dB] 85
Dynamics [dB] 106
Damping factor (relative to 4 ohms) 66
Measurements:
Frequency characteristics: the reference level (0 dB) is 2.83 V output voltage. One channel measured.
THD + N vs power: distortion (+ noise) for the assumed output power range, from 0.1 W up to rated power. One channel measured.
Measured using Neutrik A2D
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