Setton RS-440

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Setton
• Model: RS-440
• Type: Receiver
• Years of manufacture: 1977 - 1981
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Front silver, housing wood foil
• Power consumption: 360 W max.
• Dimensions: 540 x 170 x 300 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: approx. 14 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'998 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono (MM) switchable High: 2.5 mV, max. 150 mV, Low: 5 mV, max. 300 mV.
  • Microphone: 6 mV, 10 kOhm

Aux 1, 2: 150 mV

• • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV

Tape 2 DIN: 150 mV

• • Antenna (FM: 75, 300 Ohm, AM).
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2: 150 mV

Tape 2 DIN: 30 mV

• • Headphones: 6.3mm jack plug
  • 3 speaker pairs

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power (at distortion):
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 55 W (RMS, 20 - 20,000 Hz), 2x 60 W (1 kHz).
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 80 W (1 kHz)
• Dynamic power:
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.1%, 0.05% at 1000 Hz
• Damping factor: 35 at (1 kHz, 8 Ohm)
• Frequency response: 20 - 20,000 Hz
• Power bandwidth: 5 - 40,000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono Low: 70 dB
  • Phono High: 65 dB
  • AUX: 90 dB
  • Tape: 90 dB
• Stereo Channel Separation:
• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 10 dB, switchable at 62 Hz, 125 Hz
    • Tilt frequencies switchable: 250 Hz, 500 Hz
  • Mids: ± 6 dB, 1 kHz

treble: ± 10 dB, switchable at 10 kHz, 20 kHz

• • • Toggle frequencies switchable: 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz
• Loudness: + 12 dB at 50 Hz, + 3.5 dB at 10 kHz
• High Filter: - 10 dB at 10 kHz
• Low Filter (Subsonic):
• Audio Muting: - 20 dB

Tuner:

• Reception: FM, AM
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 525 - 1605 kHz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.8 µV
  • MW: 25 µV
• Frequency response: 30 - 15'000 Hz
• Distortion factor: Stereo 0.4 %, Mono 0.15 % at 1 kHz
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 72 dB for mono, 67 dB for stereo

AM: 45 dB

• Stereo channel separation: > 40 dB at 1 kHz
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 70 dB
  • MW: 45 dB
• Co-wave selection: 1.25 dB
• Spurious wave selection: 90 dB
• Image frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 80 dB
  • MW: 60 dB

IF attenuation:

• • FM: > 90 dB
  • MW: > 85 dB
• AM suppression: 65 dB
• FM muting
• MPX filter

Special Features

• 3-fold overload indicator, electronic protection circuitry
• Ceramic filters
• Mono / Stereo switch
• Microphone mixer, 6,3mm jack plug front panel
• Sound Linear Switch

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Integrated amplifier:
• Setton AS-1100
• Setton AS-3300

• Preamplifiers:
• Setton PS-5500

• Power amplifier:
• Setton BS-5500

• Tuner:
• Setton TUS-600

• Receiver:
• Setton RS-220
• Setton RS-440
• Setton RS-660

• Record Player
• Setton TS-11

• Setton Hifi Center RCS.X.1000:
• Setton RCS.X.1000

• Speakers:
• Setton M-10
• Setton M-10 A
• Setton M-20
• Setton M-20 A
• Setton M-30
• Setton M-30 A

Pictures

• Image: Setton RS-440

• Picture: Setton RS-440 overload indicator 3-fold

• Picture: Setton RS-440 rear panel

Reports

• Review of the RS-220 by "Hifi Studio": [1]