
A twelve-page booklet covering SONY’s full amplifier and tuner lineup for January 1983, from the entry-level AX series up to the ESPRIT high-end separates. The amplifier section leads with the TA-F555ES at ¥99,000, built around SONY’s Current Drive topology - the output stage responds to current rather than voltage, which is meant to reduce sensitivity to speaker impedance variations. The AX series below it (TA-AX5, AX44, AX70, AX6, AX7F, AX5F, AX22, plus TA-V7 and TA-V5) uses ASP IC microcomputer control for automated operation and preset memory.
The tuner section is headlined by the ST-S555ES at ¥65,000, a synthesizer tuner with Direct Vernier precision tuning and readiness for PCM digital broadcasts. The rest of the tuner range covers ST-JX8/JX5/JX44/JX22, the ST-TX5 with a built-in program timer for unattended recording, and simpler models like the ST-YX7/YX5, ST-V7 and ST-A5.
The ESPRIT series gets its own spread - eight components from the TA-N86 power amplifier at ¥90,000 up to the TA-E900 preamp at ¥480,000 and the TA-D900 digital power amplifier at ¥240,000. The final pages show the Digital section: CDP-101 (SONY’s first CD player at ¥168,000) alongside PCM adapters PCM-F1, PCM-F05, and PCM-701ES for recording digital audio to VCR tape.
- カレントドライブ方式 / カレント・トランスファー方式 (Current Drive / Current Transfer) - Current Drive - SONY's amplifier topology in the TA-F555ES: the output stage is driven by current rather than voltage, reducing load-impedance dependency and delivering consistent performance with any speakers
- ASP IC (Audio Signal Processor) - ASP IC (Audio Signal Processor) - microcomputer-based control for the AX-series integrated amplifiers: automated calibration, preset memory, and digital level management
- ダイレクト・バーニャー方式 (Direct Vernier) - Direct Vernier - precision frequency-tuning mechanism in the ST-S555ES synthesizer tuner: vernier-style digital control for accurate FM station lock
| Model | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| SONY TA-F555ES | integrated amplifier, ES series flagship, Current Drive, 100W+100W | ¥99,000 |
| SONY TA-AX70 | integrated amplifier, AX series | ¥75,000 |
| SONY TA-AX6 | integrated amplifier, AX series | ¥69,800 |
| SONY TA-AX5 | integrated amplifier, ASP IC, AX series | ¥69,800 |
| SONY TA-AX7F | integrated amplifier, AX series | ¥60,000 |
| SONY TA-V7 | integrated amplifier | ¥70,000 |
| SONY TA-V5 | integrated amplifier | ¥52,000 |
| SONY TA-AX5F | integrated amplifier, AX series | ¥40,000 |
| SONY TA-AX44 | integrated amplifier, ASP IC, AX series | ¥48,000 |
| SONY TA-AX22 | integrated amplifier, AX series | ¥29,800 |
| SONY ST-S555ES | FM/AM tuner, ES series flagship, Direct Vernier, synthesizer | ¥65,000 |
| SONY ST-JX8 | FM/AM tuner, synthesizer | |
| SONY ST-JX5 | FM/AM tuner, synthesizer | ¥53,000 |
| SONY ST-TX5 | FM/AM tuner with program timer, synthesizer | ¥60,000 |
| SONY ST-V7 | FM/AM tuner | ¥52,000 |
| SONY ST-YX7 | FM/AM tuner | ¥40,000 |
| SONY ST-A5 | FM/AM tuner | ¥33,000 |
| SONY ST-JX44 | FM/AM tuner, synthesizer | ¥33,000 |
| SONY ST-YX5 | FM/AM tuner | ¥28,000 |
| SONY ST-JX22 | FM/AM tuner, synthesizer | ¥23,000 |
| SONY TA-E900 | preamplifier, ESPRIT flagship | ¥480,000 |
| SONY SE-P900 | phono equalizer, ESPRIT | ¥350,000 |
| SONY TA-N901 | power amplifier, ESPRIT | ¥200,000 |
| SONY TA-E901 | preamplifier, ESPRIT | ¥200,000 |
| SONY TA-D900 | digital power amplifier, ESPRIT | ¥240,000 |
| SONY ST-J88 | FM/AM tuner, ESPRIT | ¥160,000 |
| SONY TA-N900 | power amplifier, ESPRIT | ¥120,000 |
| SONY TA-N86 | power amplifier, ESPRIT | ¥90,000 |
| SONY STR-XV77 | stereo receiver FM/AM | ¥100,000 |
| SONY STR-YX50 | stereo receiver FM/AM | ¥58,000 |
| SONY STR-22 | stereo receiver FM/AM | ¥44,800 |
| SONY CDP-101 | CD player (SONY's first CD player) | ¥168,000 |
| SONY PCM-701ES | PCM adapter for VCR recording | ¥225,000 |
| SONY PCM-F05 | PCM adapter, portable | ¥165,000 |
| SONY PCM-F1 | PCM adapter, professional | ¥168,000 |

