Teac X-2000 M

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Teac
• Model: X-2000 M
• Type: Auto-Reverse Stereo Reel Tape
• Years of manufacture: 1984 - 1990
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black
• Remote control: yes, cable remote control RC-204 optional
• Power consumption: 115 W
• Dimensions: 432 x 452 x 268 mm (WxHxD)
  • With wooden cabinet: 472 x 486 x 262 mm
• Weight: 21 kg
  • With wooden housing: 25 kg
• New price approx.: 3'500 DM (1987)

Connections

• Inputs:
  • Line: 60 mV, 50 kOhm
  • Microphone: 0.25 mV, 200 ohms
• Outputs:
  • Line: 436 mV, 10 kOhm
  • Headphone: 100 mW max. (8 Ohm)

Technical Data

• Max. Coil diameter: 26.5 cm
• Drive: 3 motors
  • 1x DC motor with FG servo
  • 2x slotless DC winding motors
• Heads: 4 (1x for recording, 1x for playback, 2 ferrite erase heads)
• Tracks: 2 (4 track playback possible)
• Tape speeds: 2
  • 19 cm/s

38 cm/s

• Synchronisation fluctuations:
  • at 19 cm/s: < 0.03% (WRMS)
  • at 38 cm/s: < 0.02% (WRMS)
• Pitch fluctuations:
  • 19 cm/s
  • 38 cm/s
• Overall frequency response:
  • at 19 cm/s: 30 - 40000 Hz (+-3dB), 40 - 33000 Hz -20 VU.
  • at 38 cm/s: 30 - 45000 Hz (+-3dB), 40 - 40000 Hz -20 VU
• Signal-to-noise ratio: > 50 dB
• Signal to noise ratio: > 66 dB (>100dB with DBX), at 3% distortion level
• Distortion: < 0.8% 1000 Hz, 185 nWb/m - level
• Equalization: according to NARTB
• Stereo - channel separation: > 50 dB at 1 kHz
• Crosstalk attenuation:
  • Mono: > 70 dB

Stereo: > 50 dB

• Cancellation attenuation: > 70 dB
• Premagnetization and erasure frequency: 100 kHz
• Rewind time: 100 seconds for 1800m band

Special features:

• EE-Band capable
• Real time counter with locator function and reels to "00:00:00".
• BIAS FINE controller
• Spooling function for tape archiving
• DBX 1 - Professional Noise Reduction
• Tape tension control for all drive functions for tape protection
• Dupli Syncro connection - control of a second X-2000/1000 via a connecting cable
• Switchable equalization IEC/NAB at 38cm/s
• Half-track master machine with additional 4-track head for playback of foreign tapes
• Cable remote control with all drive and counter functions (suitable only for X2000 models, not for previous models !)
• Accessories:
  • Empty reel (RE-1003S/1003B)

NAB adapter (TZ-612 A)

• • Input and output connection cable
  • Splicing tape

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
  • Teac X-1000
  • Teac X-1000 M
  • Teac X-1000 R
  • Teac X-2000 ** [[X-2000 without reverse
  • Teac X-2000 M X-2000 M 2 Track Rec/Play 4-Track Play 19/38cm/s
  • Teac X-2000 R
• All 2000 models with dbx I, the professional version (only the X-1000 has dbx II).

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Teac X-2000M

• Extract from brochure: Teac X-2000 Series

• Excerpt from brochure: Teac X-2000 Series

Links

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