Ah, one of my favourite power source. Most of the guys know that I like Hitachi gear, especially their amplifiers. The HA-1100 integrated amplifier is one of my favourite amps as it's dynamic and clean. Not to mention, it is well built. The HA-5700 is no different, except in it's sound signature. The HA-5700 integrated amplifier uses MOSFET as their output. And, how does it sound? It sounds smooth, full but not muddy. It has such a musical midrange that vocals sound superb. It has almost a tube vibe. I like MOSFET amplifiers and my main power amplifier is a MOSFET amp because they sound so good.
Let's talk about some specifications. Let's start with the interior, it has dual transformers. As well, it has extra gain in the phono section for MC (Moving Coil) cartridges. Alright, moving to the exterior. It has all the goodies most people like, it has a subsonic filter, tone defeat and loudness. It was built during the early 1980s so, it does have VU (volume unit) meter but, it's not your typical analog-needle looking meter but, a row of LED but, it's pretty neat in this pretty slim line amplifier. As well, it's rated at 50wpc.
It was professionally serviced by our friend, the Tweakjunkie1, and it's in excellent shape. If you haven't heard MOSFET before, you should at least give it a go. I tend to prefer the "lush" sound of the MOSFET over the early solid state gear from the other Japanese manufacturers from the early 70s, as the MOSFET is far less muddy.
Let's talk about the tuner. Truth be told, I don't know much about tuners. However, the FT-5000 is a digitial tuner with quartz lock. I have to admit, it does sound a lot better than many analog tuners. It's very clean sounding. And, having memory function is very useful to have. Remind me of your typical HK tuners of the 80s.
Links!
http://audio-database.com/Lo-D-HITACHI/amp/ha-5700-e.html
http://audio-database.com/Lo-D-HITACHI/tuner/ft-5000-e.html
Let's talk about some specifications. Let's start with the interior, it has dual transformers. As well, it has extra gain in the phono section for MC (Moving Coil) cartridges. Alright, moving to the exterior. It has all the goodies most people like, it has a subsonic filter, tone defeat and loudness. It was built during the early 1980s so, it does have VU (volume unit) meter but, it's not your typical analog-needle looking meter but, a row of LED but, it's pretty neat in this pretty slim line amplifier. As well, it's rated at 50wpc.
It was professionally serviced by our friend, the Tweakjunkie1, and it's in excellent shape. If you haven't heard MOSFET before, you should at least give it a go. I tend to prefer the "lush" sound of the MOSFET over the early solid state gear from the other Japanese manufacturers from the early 70s, as the MOSFET is far less muddy.
Let's talk about the tuner. Truth be told, I don't know much about tuners. However, the FT-5000 is a digitial tuner with quartz lock. I have to admit, it does sound a lot better than many analog tuners. It's very clean sounding. And, having memory function is very useful to have. Remind me of your typical HK tuners of the 80s.
Links!
http://audio-database.com/Lo-D-HITACHI/amp/ha-5700-e.html
http://audio-database.com/Lo-D-HITACHI/tuner/ft-5000-e.html
