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SQ77
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Tube type pre-main amplifier.

Uses 6BQ5 push-pull circuit and high-fidelity output transformer with dedicated NF coil.

Miniaturization has been achieved by the adoption of silicon rectification, etc.

The tone control circuit is a separate type in which the left and right are independent, and a special NF type is used for the circuit.

Equipped with tape monitor function, scratch filter and rumble filter.

It has a headphone port.

The panel design seems to be different between the early stage and the later stage. Also, some of the listed specifications were different.

Model Rating
Type Tube type pre-main amplifier
Age Early (around 1964) The latter half (around 1965)
Output (55 Hz, 1% or less) 10W+10W 12W+12W
Input sensitivity Phono:4mV
Tape:4mV
Aux1/2:280mV
Phono:4mV
Tape:4mV
Aux1/2:300mV
Frequency characteristic 20 Hz to 25 kHz -2dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz ± 1 dB
Tone control Bass : ± 9 dB (100 Hz)
Treble : ± 9 dB (10 kHz)
Signal-to-noise ratio Phono:57dB
Tape:55dB
Aux1/2:63dB
Rumble filter 80Hz
Scratch filter 5kHz
Used vacuum tubes, etc.
Vacuum Tubes (9 pcs) 6BQ5 : 4
12AX7 : 7
Silicon Diode (4 pcs) SM-150b : 4 pcs
External dimensions Width 348x Height 130x Depth 215 mm
Weight 8.7kg