Revox B 790

Short description

First stereo turntable from Revox.

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Revox
• Model: B 790
• Type: Record player
• Years of manufacture: 1977 - 1983
• Manufactured in: Switzerland
• Color: gray / aluminum
• Power consumption: 30 W max.
• Dimensions: 452 x 142 x 382 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 11 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'500 DM, 1'290 CHF

Connections

• Outputs: Phono, cable permanently connected

Technical data

• Drive: quartz-controlled direct drive
• Motor:
• Speed: 33 1/3, 45 rpm
• Synchronous speed fluctuations:
• Rumble noise ratio: > 45 dB
• Turntable: 313 mm, 1.1 kg
• Operating mode: Semi-automatic
• Pitch:
• Tonearm: see Special features.
• Cartridge: AKG P 8 ES

Special Features

• Tangential tone arm
• Subchassis

Remarks

• Other models of the same series:
• Successor
• Revox B 791

Pictures

• Image at http://www.matuschek.net/revox-b790

• Excerpt from brochure:

Reports

• [Revox B790 at matuschek.net]

Links

• Revox product chronology at german Wikipedia.