Hifi €NGINEé For more Hi-Fi manuals and set-up information please visit www.hifiengine.comSANS ee Ey p>) pe ») S A y oF :THE PINNACLE OF PERFECTION, LESS-THAN-O.1% DISTORTION AT ANY OUTPUT LEVEL, TWIN DUAL POWER SUPPLIES FOR PRODIGIOUS POWER By far the most refined and advanced of all the AU series of amplifiers, the ‘AU-9500 takes the art of sound repro: duction to a new high with its uncom: promising emphasis on tonal quality, operating ease, reliability and appear. ance. Assembled with painstaking care and with only the latest solid state cir cuitry, this integrated amplifier adopts the ultimate in amplifier design—an all- stage direct-coupled OCL pure comple. mentary parallel push-pull circuitry-that delivers 75 watts per channel in cont uous output {into 8 ohms, 20— 20,000Hz, both channels driven) with total harmonic distortion of less than 0.1%. For the audiophile who refuses to accept second best, the AU-9500 offers a distinctive level of quality and perfection. From Sansui, the audio components-only specialist SUPERB TONAL QUALITY AND STABILL. TY FROM T.H.0. LESS THAN 0.1% (5. 40,000H2): Highly cognizant of the effect of ‘any form of distortion on hifi sound repro: duction, Sansui has token special care to {esign the AU-9500 0 that all kinds of dis: tortion are held below an imperceptibie 0.1% over a super wide bandwidth. This includes @ range from the very deep lows all the way up to the super highs (see graphs) sely affects the tone! qual do away with it. Moreover, Sansui has de signed a circuit system of exceptional relia: bility, complete with thorough phase com pensation in each and every amplifier stage, to achieve greater stability throughout the amplifier, and to enttance the unit's tonal quality when it ie actually amplifying audio signals. This circuitry system has elso been tested and proven through numerous exami nations, as well as careful analyses of data obieined (see graphs). fand, of course, the usuel audio spectrum. ‘The AU-9500's power amplifier section is @ splendid example of Sensui workmanship. Nts 2stage differential amplifier, const ructed of carefully selected low noise tren: sistore, and its all-tege direct-coupled output-capacitor-iess (OCL) circuitry com: bine to apply stable negative feecback over 2 very wide Bandwidth and control afl forms Of distortion, This excellence of design wos made possible by careful analyses of the waveform of the distortion content in the audio signal, and of the ratio of diferent harmonic components in the emplfier’s total harmonic distortion — all of which enabled Sansui to single out the odd-harmo- nie distortion content, which most adver TWIN DUAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM DRIVES EACH CHANNEL SEPARATELY: ‘The AU-9500 boasts an extremely well-re- ulated power supply circuit constructed around a high-capacity power transformer Separate winding is done for each left and fight channel and the rectifier circuit that converts AC to DC, employs no less than four large 4,700:F capacitors in a twin power supply system to supaly power to In addition, the power supply for each channel adopts a plus/minus dual supply system that enables the OCL (output capacitor-iess) design, and improves the ampllfie’s important damping factor frequency response, distortion and other key characteristics. You'll discover, of course, that the power transistore ate flways driven with power to spare, Just as important, another separate power supply of higher voltage than the final stage is pro- Vided for the pre-driver. “And this, plus the fact that the drive transistors are Darlington: connected, ensures stable power output sgainst load Impedance fluctuations. PARALLEL PUSH.PULL OUTPUT CIRCUIT FOR REDUCED DISTORTION: The AU-9500 Incorporates and advanced parallel push pull circult for its output stage, with four Power transistors connected in paral for ‘each channel. Compared with the conven: tional push-pull output clrcult, this feature offers the advantage of requiring only halt the usual collector current for each power transistor. This then means that transistors ‘can be made to operatein the region of their current amplification characteristic whore they show excellent linearity. And since Sansui uses only the very finest transistorswith matched performance character the amplifier is able to accomplish with only minimal distortion. Because the current amplification linearity for varying levels of input signals, the AU-9500's new twin-dual power supply system with quies cent current adjustor using @ specialized transistor and exceptionally wellregulated power transformer drives even low imped- ‘ance loads (such as 4 ohm speakers) with diodes. (2) four quick-acting protective fuses, and (3) a current limiter circuit that pravents excessive current from entering the driver and power transistors in the event of @ short-circuit or other irregular conditions. The electronic protector circuit alone serves as a power supply muting cir cult, providing several seconds of delay be tween the turning on of the power switeh fand the actual operation of the speakers It thus also eliminates. unpleasant "pop" noise and further contributes to overall speaker protection. tufficiont stability In the very wide fre quency range. Its damping factor curve is. thus hardly 9 curve at all, but rather stretches flat across the entire audio spec: trum and beyond its high and low ends, COMPLETE PROTECTOR CIRCUITRY: Tri ple protection of the power transistors and Your valuable speakers is guaranteed by three factors: (1) An electronic protector circuit combining relays, transistors and Jumbo heat sinks left-channel output stage Left-channet driver amplifier Relay-equipped amplifier speaker Oversized power transformer Independent power supplie for left & right channel Constant-voltage power supply. Four big 4,700p# PNP-NPN-PNP dire Jumbo haat sinks Parallel push-pull Gight-channel output stogeSUPREME VERSATILITY, EXTRA CONVENIENCE FOR ENHANCED STEREO ENJOYMENT WIDE DYNAMIC. RANGE EQUALIZER WITH OUTSTANDING TRANSIENT RE SPONSE: The overload margin of a phono signal-to-noise ratio and distortion factor. factor since once a signal clips at its highest peaks it will never be recovered. The equal frer circuit of the AU-9500 ts the direct coupled ‘threw stage design “where tives arranged in an anisotropic PNP-NPN-PNP combination for minimal noise and. maxi mum dynamic range. The vottom of the ‘dynamic range is kept low by the use of 9 constant-voitage power supply. a ripple filter with large 1,000»F capacitor ond special low-noise transistors in the eqiallz er. The upper limit of the dynamle range is extremely high, owing to the large 48VDC Voltage Used to energize the equalizer enabling 300mV RMS in Phono Input ‘IkHz, THO 0.5%). With the ‘phono input sensitivity rated at 2.5mY, this means @ dynamic margin of 120 times, or approximately 4208, 2 very extravagant figure for any musical program source. The equelizer as well as the power amplifier are especially designed w'ts attention to their phase margin, generally considered an im portant index of an amplifier's stability. As result, the AU-9500 provider a generous Upper and lower limits—in the deep low range and the super h under varying load conditions. This in turn permits iransparent, supreme tonal quality. Then, the RIAA equalization is performed by care {ully selected transistors, capacitors and re he equalizer deviation from the ‘TWO CONVENIENT PHONO INPUT CIR. CUITS: Like all quality amplifiers, the AU: 9500 has two phono input circuits, But it Detween 304f1, SOK? and 100K to match cartridges so that you may use them os quality of your preference. The first input Circuit has an impedance of Ok, and tl matches most popular cartridges. ROTARY SWITCH TYPE TRIPLE TONE CONTROLS FOR PRECISE TONAL AD. JUSTMENTS: The AU-9500 uses triple tone Controls to provide for extremely close con trol of the tonal quality over the entire eucio pectrum. The BASS and TREBLE tone con. trols allow adjustments of 15¢B in steps of 30B each, while the MIDRANGE control permits adjustment up to +548 in steps of 148 ach. In addition, each of these con. overjrolioft frequencies plus a DEFEAT {rol circuit. What this adds up tos tonal perfection: you may tailor the tonal quality source, the electro-acoustic properties of your speakers, the acoustics of your room rmusleal tastes. The entire tone contro! amplifiar le a negative feedback circuit combining three direct-coupledstages and two dlrect-coupled stages for Feduced distortion and wide response. The firstof the five stages Is on expensive FET to attain a higher signal-to-noise ratio ae well {accurate end smooth control character setting SHARP CUTTING LOW/HIGH FILTERS: The low and high filters of the AU-9500 are both exclusive negative feadback active fil ter circuits with 12dBjoct, cutof! capabil ties. They eliminate undesirable motor cords, If any, without affecting the major part of audible frequencies. Each filter frequencies for more precise control of the tonal quality of reproduced sound, ae Sere CONNECTS THREE TAPE DECKS, OFFERS TAPE-TO-TAPE REPRINT FACILITIES, ‘AU-9500 is provided with two tope record) Play circuits so that you can connect up to two tape decks to record or reproduce with simple flicks of front-panel switches. There is also a TAPE-TO-TAPE REPRINT switch on the tront panel to let you copy a recorded tape from one deck to the other. Equally significant, while you copy trom tepe-to: tape, you can also enjoy other normal amp. lifer funetions such es receiving @ radio broadcast. playing a record, ete. Ifyou pos: sees a third tape deck, You may also con. rect it to the reor-panel 4.CHANNEL ADAP: TOR inputs. And there's even more: if you ‘own a fourth ceck, you may copy a recorded tape from that tape deck connected to AUX Inputs to the other three decks. Both tape playback circuits and the AUX input cir Cults are provided with their own level con: trols. This means you can mateh the signal levels among different program soures com: onente to save the trouble of having to Adjust the sound volume each time you Switch to’a different program source, 4.CHANNEL ADAPTOR INPUTS AND SWITCH: Should you ever decide to upgrade your AU-9500 to 4:channel status, the unit Ie ready. Exclusive input terminals are pro- ternal 4:channel adaptor or 4-channel de: coder rear amplifier. A front panel switch turns the instrument adopted or out. If nothing it connected to the terminals, you may connect a third tape deck inthis position for recording and playback opera. tions es well 9s for copying of @ recorded tape. NOISE REDUCTION ADAPTOR INPUTS FOR HISS.FREE RECORDING /PLAYBACK: It your enthusiasm for stereo has taken you tothe stage of very advanced equipment, you'll probably want to take advantage of the latest innovation in tepe recording and Playback —a noise reduction adaptor lke the atest Dolby type. The AU-9500, being a very advanced amplifier, offers exclusive Inputs and a front-panel switch for such en adaptor so. that you may enjoy hiss-free {quality recording and playback. By connect: ing tape decks direct to the amplifier you may select elther deck to record or play back through the noise reduction unit SEPARATELY USABLE PREAMPLIFIER AND POWER AMPLIFIER: Because both the preamplifier and power amplifier sec: tions of the AU:9500 have such outstand: ing. performance capabilities, Sansui has ‘made them separately usabie. This means, It you chodse to build a more elaborate ‘multi-amplifier sound reproduction system inthe future, that the AU:9500 will edapt for this system. The preamplifier outputs Include transient canceler circuit to. ab: s01b pop noise. COMPLETE SYSTEM OF ACCESSORY CIR: CUITS: The AU-9500 is the complete stereo receiver. Among its multiple accessory cl cuits are the following 1) Two microphone jacks which accept 2) A five-position mode selector (STEREO. NORMAL, STEREO. REVERSE, MONO LR, MONO L, MONO Ri 3) Convenient audio muting switch th reduces the volume to one tenth instant ly when a telephone rings oF door bell chimes and saves. you the trouble of fumbling with the volume control to ob (4) A loudness switch that properly accents the lows ond highs when you ae listen hearing mechanism: 5) ADIN connector that sim rection of a tape deck: {6) Foolproot one-touch output terminals for connecting up to three pairs of speaker systems. Plus a front:panel rotary con trot to let you select any pair or a com 7) Two headphone jacks, the lower one automatically euts off the sound trom your speakers when a headphone set is inserted for private listening. ‘The upper while another person is listening to speakers in another listening room 8) Four AC outlets to power your entire stereo system. Two are controlled by the '9) Two jumbo ground terminals for easy grounding and improved signal-to-noise ities the concontaining coils and capacitors, along with 8 transistor, for increased stability. Addi tionally, the automatic stereojmono switch: lover circuit and the FM muting circuit are Provided with @ special circuit to prevent their being inadvertently activated by con fusing external noises. WIDE LINEAR FM SCALE WITH TWO TUN. ING METERS: Wide, easy-to-read tuning scales illuminate against the black dial,with bright seit-lighting dial pointer clearly indi cating the tuned frequency. The FM scale is a linear scale evenly graduated in steps fof 250kH2 for pinpoint, easy tuning. The ial _mechanism is. exceptionally smooth thanks to a lerge flywheel. In eddition, there are two tuning meters—one indicating the input signal strength and the other showing the center-of-channel tuning point where distortion is minimal HIGHLY SELECTIVE AM IF AMPLIFIER: Theimportant AM IF amplifier benefits from new kind of functional block combining @ Coil and a bi-esonator ceramic filter featur ing enhanced selectivity. The AM tuner also incorporates an advanced AGC circuit to ensure neor distortion-teee reception even FM MULITLPATH OUTPUT TERMINALS: obstacles such as buildings, mountains, fte,, are near yoursets, FM waves are re: flected by them. When these retlections intermingle with the original diract wave, an Undesirable phenomenon called multi-path reception occurs and degrades stereo sep. ration, signal-to-noige ratio, while also creating distortion. The TU:9500 offers MULTIPATH OUTPUT terminals, to which ‘an oscilloscope can be connected to observe the received wavelorm and help to deter mine tha best position and direction of your FM antenna. AM/FM NOISE SUPPRESSOR SWITCH. This switch activates two noise suppressor circuits. When receiving an AM station, it activates a whistle fiter circuit to shut out beat noise above 7kH2. During FM stereo reception, however, it actuates en MPX noise canceler circuit to cancel out extrane: ous noise without affecting high-frequency response. CONSTANT-VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY: The power supply circuit of the TU-9500 adopts a constant-voltage design using tran- sistors and 9 Zener diode to eliminate fipples and voltage fluctuations for an im: proved signal-to-noise ratio and stable ception. '% SS FOUR.CHANNEL READY: when 4:chennel discrete broadcasts begin in the future you'll be ready to receive them with the TU: 9500. You'll only need to add a 4.channel demodulator (whichis required by any tuner to the DISCRIMINATOR OUTPUT terminal located on the rear panel ie FM MUTING SWITCH WITH LEVEL CON. TROL: A front-panel switch cuts out the Unpleasant tuning noise often aucible be: tween FM stations, and permits quiet FM tuning. You may adjust the muting level with a contrat on the rear panel to suit the signal strength in your area—andthis means you won't mute weak stations if some of them happen to be your favorites. HIGH 13048 INPUT CAPACITY ENSURES CLEAN RECEPTION: Even though urban broadcast signals are usually strong and can be received by o simple indoor feeder ante fina, this often leads to increased distortion fend. reduced separation because of the multi-path effect caused by nearby tall Buildings. This irritation is eliminated by the MOS FET equipped FM frontend with frequ: eney-linear S-gang tuning capacitor that gives the TU:9500 a big 13008 input cape. City. It thus takes in strona signals with ease and offers clean, distortion-tree FM recep: tion even when an outdoor FM antenna is used in urban areas. CONVENIENT DIRECT RECORDING OUT. PUTS: if you choose to bypass your am plitier and record direct from your tuner there is a girect recording output available with the TU-9500. You connect your tape ‘deck to this output to create tuner-quality FM broacest recordings. FULL SET OF ACCESSORY CIRCUITS: The TU:9500 Is complete in every way with Its accessory cireuits, including: (1) One- touch foolproof AM and FM antenna con: nection terminals, plus a professional type 750 coaxial cable antenna terminal, (2) FM/ FM STEREO/AM mode indicators; (3) Two large ground terminals for easy grounding: '4) An AC outlet to power another compo: rnent in your stereo system.SPECIFICATIONS AU-9500 ‘CONTINUOUS POWER (both channols driven CONTINUOUS POWER tooth channats driven! 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