Rotel RA-2040

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Rotel
• Model: RA-2040
• Type: Stereo integrated amplifier
• Years of manufacture: 1978 - 1980
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Remote control: No
• Power consumption: 900 W
• Dimensions: 482 x 143 x 408 mm
• Weight: 22 kg
• Original price approx.: 148'000 Yen (Japan, 1978), corresponds to about 2'200 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono 1 MM: 2 mV, max. 450 mV.
    • Input impedance switchable: 35 kOhm / 50 kOhm / 70 kOhm, max. 400 mV
    • Input capacitance switchable: 0 pF / 100 pF / 200 pF
  • Phono 2 MM: 2 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 450 mV
  • Phono 3 MC: 100 µV / 33 Ohm, max. 15 mV
  • Tuner: 150 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 15 V
  • Aux 2: 150 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 15 V
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 15 V
  • Main In: 1.5 V, 50 kOhm
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2:
  • Pre out:
  • Headphones:
  • 2 pairs of speakers

Technical Data

• Continuous power (at distortion factor)
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 120 Watt (20 Hz - 20'000 Hz)
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 140 Watt (1 kHz)
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Frequency response:
  • High Level: 5 Hz - 100 kHz
• Distortion factor: 0.01
• Attenuation factor: 100 at 8 Ohm
• Signal to noise ratio:
  • Phono MM 1, 2:
  • Phono MC 3:
  • High level: > 95 dB

Tape: > 100 dB

• Tone control
  • Bass:
    • Insertion frequency: 150 Hz, ± 5 dB
    • Input frequency: 400 Hz, ± 10 dB

Treble:

• • • Insertion frequency: 2.5 kHz, ± 10 dB
    • Input frequency: 7 kHz, ± 5 dB
• Loudness 1: + 13 dB at 50 Hz / + 6 dB at 10 kHz
• Loudness 2: + 7 dB at 50 Hz / + 3 dB at 10 kHz
• High Filter: - 12 dB / octave at 24 kHz
• Low Filter (Subsonic): - 12 dB / octave at 16 Hz
• Muting: 0 dB, - 20 dB

Special Features

• LED level indicator switch On / Off / - 20 dB
• Tape Dubbing

Remarks

• 2000 Series Models:
• Amplifiers:
• Rotel RA-2020
• Rotel RA-2030
• Rotel RA-2040

• Preamplifier
• Rotel RC-2000

• Power amplifier:
• Rotel RB-2000

• Tuner:
• Rotel RT-2000
• Rotel RT-2100

• Tape:
• Rotel RD-2200

• Equalizer:
• Rotel RE-2000

• 5000 Series Preamplifier
• Rotel RC-5000

• 5000 series power amplifiers:
• Rotel RB-5000

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Rotel RA-2040

• Extract from brochure: Rotel Series 2000