The Sansui 8080 DB came to market at around 1975 and lasted until around 1978.  It was price at about $650.00 and was a popular model for Sansui. It has the classic styling of a mid 1970’s receiver with a black and brushed aluminum face plate and dark dial meter with blue and white meters. The DB version of the 8080 of course had built in Dolby noise reduction.

The Sansui 8080 DB is essentially the same stereo as the 9090DB but with 85 watts output per channel instead of 110. It’s a really well built receiver. You’ll hear some talk about which one sounds better but they are almost identical inside.

• Built-in Dolby Processor
• Triple Tone Controls
• Four Accurate Meters
• Frequency response: 10 Hz to 30 kHz
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.1%
• Damping factor: 30
• Input sensitivity: 4mV (mic), 2.5mV (MM), 150mV (DIN), 150mV (line)
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 70 dB (MM), 80 dB (DIN), 80 dB (line)
• Channel separation: 50 dB (MM), 50 dB (line)
• Output: 150mV (line), 30mV (DIN), 0.775V (Pre Out)