483 mm
PREAMPS · 2026
SA-78-5
Stam Audio
Manufacturer
Stam Audio
Type
Preamps
Production
2026
Orig. price
$890
Model
SA-78-5
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From the Community
From the community
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Audio Demos
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Compatible Sound ROMs
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Modifications
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Owner Registry
Production figures for the SA-78-5 were never widely published, so there’s no official record of how many were built — or how many survive. This registry is a community census: every owner who logs their unit makes it the closest thing there is to a real count.
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System Components
CONTENTS
01From the Community02Audio Demos03Compatible Sound ROMs04Modifications05Owner Registry06System ComponentsManufacturer
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Specifications
- type
- FET Stereo Compressor
- format
- 500 Series (stereo, 2 slots)
- madeIn
- Chile
- ratios
- 2:1 (added),4:1,8:1,12:1,20:1
- basedOn
- UREI 1178 Stereo Compressor
- features
- Super slow attack (25ms, from 1176AE),3-position side-chain high-pass filter,True bypass switch,Dry/Wet blend control,Stereo linked operation,1:1 knob recreations
- handmade
- true
- warranty
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- capacitors
- Vishay
- signalPath
- Fully discrete, stereo
- potentiometers
- Alpha
- outputTransformer
- Carnhill (UK-made)
