Rotel RC-5000

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Rotel
• Model: RC-5000
• Type: Stereo preamplifier with equalizer
• Years of manufacture: 1978 - 1980
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver or Black
• Remote control: No
• Power consumption: 60 W
• Dimensions: 482 x 190 x 410 mm
• Weight: 15 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'600 US-$, 4'800 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono 1 MM: 2 - 8 mV
    • Input impedance switchable: 15 kOhm / 25 kOhm / 35 kOhm / 50 kOhm / 70 kOhm / 100 kOhm, max. 500 mV - 2'000 mV
    • Input capacitance switchable: 0 pF/ 50 pF/ 100 pF/ 200 pF/ 300 pF/ 400 pF
  • Phono 2 MM: 2 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 500 mV
  • Phono 3 MC: 90 µV / 22 Ohm, max. 20 mV
  • Microphones: 4 mV, 600 Ohm / 50 kOhm switchable
  • Tuner: 150 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 9 V
  • Aux 1 XLR: 150 mV, 600 Ohm, max. 9 V

Aux 2: 150 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 9 V

• • Tape Play 1, 2, 3: 150 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 9 V
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2, 3:
  • Pre out: 1 V, 300 Ohm, max. 7 V
  • Pre out XLR: 1 V, 600 Ohm, max. 5 V
  • Headphones:
    • Output impedance:
      • Low: 4 - 16 ohms
      • High: 600 Ohm
    • Output Power:
      • 8 Ohm: 30 mW
      • 600 Ohm: 15 mW

Technical Data

• Frequency response:
  • High Level: DC - 250 kHz, 0 dB, - 1 dB

High Level XLR: 10 - 250 kHz, 0 dB, - 1 dB

• Distortion factor: 0.005 %
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono MM 1, 2: > 80 dB

Phono MC 3: > 70 dB High level: > 95 dB Aux 1 XLR: > 83 dB

• Tone control equalizer: 10 sliders
  • Equalizer 7 center frequencies: 32 Hz, 63 Hz, 125 Hz, 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, 4 kHz, 8 kHz, 16 kHz
• Control range: ± 12 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 at 12 kHz / 24 kHz
• Low Filter (Subsonic): - 12 dB at 4 Hz / 16 Hz
• Muting: 0 dB, - 20 dB

Special Features

• Microphone mixer L + R
• 3-Tape Dubbing

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Preamplifier:
• Rotel RC-2000
• Rotel RC-5000

• Mixer preamplifier:
• Rotel RZ-8

• Power amplifier:
• Rotel RB-2000
• Rotel RB-5000

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Rotel RC-5000

Links

• External link to website "The Vintage Knob": [[1]]