Pioneer CT-S 710

General

• Manufacturer: Pioneer
• Model: CT-S710
• Type: Single
• Years of manufacture: 1992-93
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black, Champagne-Gold
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 22 watts
• Dimensions: 420 x 146 x 375 mm (W x H x D)
• Weight: 7.6 kg
• Original price approx.: 850 DM (black), 900 DM (gold),

Connections

• Number of inputs: 2

Line In (Input, RCA, Chinch) = 95 mV/47 kOhm Pioneer system socket for a system remote control

• Number of outputs: 3

Line Out (Output, RCA, Cinch) = 500 mV/1.8 kOhm Pioneer system socket for a system remote control

• • Headphone output jack 6.3mm (5.5 mW, load impedance 8 Ohm with Phones Level control max.)

Technical data

• Audio heads: 3 - 1 hard permalloy record/playback head (combinated), 1 double gap ferrite erase head with sendust protection
• Motors: 3 - 1 DC servo motor for sound wave drive, 1 DC motor for winding plate drive, 1 DC auxiliary motor
• Synchronization fluctuations: 0,023% (WRMS), + 0,056% (DIN, bew.), DIN unweighted: 0,13% = best value (Ang. n. Stereo 9/92,S.34) .
• Frequency response: 15 - 22,000 Hz at +-6 dB (Metal), 15 - 21,000 Hz at +-6dB (Normal and Chrome),
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 60 dB, with Dolby B: >70dB, with Dolby C >79dB .
• Treble dynamic range (Ang. according to Stereo 9/92, p.34) at 315 Hz / 10 KHz: Chrome 76dB / 71.5dB, Metal 79dB / 76 dB .
• Distortion: < 0.6% (-4 dB).
• Auto-Reverse: No
• Title search: Yes, up to 15 titles
• Dolby: HX Pro, B/C NR
• MPX Filter: Yes, rear panel
• Fader: No
• Pitch control: No
• CD sync recording: Yes.
• Tape flow 0db = 250 nWb/m
• MPX filter (switch on rear panel)
• Automatic tape type setting

Special features

• Pioneer "Reference Master" Drive: Dual Capstan Drive
• Central drive arrangement and two inner chassis: High structural strength, improved damping of spurious vibrations and reduced crosstalk between adjacent blocks
• Inclined drive: Stabilizes synchronism and reduces tape vibration
• Three-head assembly with monitor automatic (rear band control),
• Coils made of oxygen-free single-crystal copper (PC-OCC) for the cleanest possible transmission.
• Fine-grained capstan bearing: smoother tape run due to minimized surface roughness of the take-up side capstan bearing.
• Super Auto BLE calibration computer with three ranges (Bias, Level, Equilizer) and at three frequencies,
• Additional bias adjustment possible with +/- buttons (left side on front panel)
• High quality power supply: lower noise and wide dynamic range due to better electrical characteristics
• Vibration-damping design: Two inner chassis, robust honeycomb-reinforced chassis, cassette stabilization, decoupled cassette compartment door and large damper feet
• Dolby B/C NR Noise Reduction and Dolby HX Pro
• CD Deck Sync: Easy CD-to-Tape Dubbing with Pioneer CD Players
• Digital Tape Tension Control: Consistently low start-to-finish synchronisation fluctuations
• Recall Memory: The latest settings (Super Auto BLE data, manual bias setting, Dolby NR status, etc.) are retained in memory
• Fluorescent level meter with "Meter Range": switchable to narrow range with increased resolution
• Hold function: Peak level is held to the next value (good for recording settings)
• Display can be switched off: To avoid possible noise interference
• Music search: With direct access to the 15th track start in both band directions
• 4-digit electronic tape counter with numerical time, real time and remaining time display
• Mute recording button with automatic empty space function
• Motor-assisted cassette compartment for loading and ejecting the cassette
• Extra firm cassette hold after cassette retraction
• Repeat function
• Headphone output, adjustable
• Timer pre-equipment for playback & recording (timer sold separately)

Remarks

• New in 1992 is the change of the level display from the old Philips standard to the DIN standard (IEC94). 0db on the display now correspond to a tape flow of 250nWb/m instead of 160nWb/m as before.
• Accordingly, the Dolby symbol is now 4db lower at -1db, instead of +3db as before.

The CT-S 710 is together with the Pioneer CT-S 910 the first model of Pioneer with centrally arranged drive. The reference master drive was mounted diagonally in a Z-shape. The following models have adopted this design.

• Predecessor model:
  • Pioneer CT-777

• Successor model:
  • Pioneer CT-S 730 S

• Other models in the same series:
  • CT-S 210
  • CT-S 310
  • CT-S 410
  • CT-S 510
  • CT-S 610
  • CT-S 710
  • CT-S 810 S
  • CT-S 910

Pictures

Reviews

• Stereoplay 12/1992: top class II
• Stereo 9/1992: budding top class, 77%.