Sansui SD-5000 (1972)

The SD-5000 was introduced by Sansui in 1972. The tonal quality of this three-motor four-head deck is without precedent, largely made possible by Sansui-developed contourless heads, a 3-stage EENF type playback equalizer amplifier and a recording/bias level selector. The SD-5000 boasts an excellent 60dB signal-to-noise ratio. The SD-5000 utilizez twin 6-pole induction motors. The eddy current type take-up motor ensures fast, quiet and responsive rewinding yet prevent turning the reels too forcefully in the rewind mode. The important heads, capstan, pinch roller and tape guides are firmly mounted on a solid die-cast base to eliminate harmful vibration, minimize wow and maintain high accuracy throughout years of use. With tapes fitted with a strip of sensing foil at the end of the tape the SD-5000 will automatically reverse playback. The SRC-2 wired remote control was an optional extra. Technical data: Frequency response 15-25.000Hz (19cm/s) 15-15.000Hz (9,5cm/s) | Wow & flutter 0,08% (19cm/s) | Size 486x420x253 mm | Weight 20,2kg | Original sale price 2840 DM. Based on this model a 4-channel Quadro model also existed, the SD-5050S. 

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