Technics RS-BX 601
Dates[edit]
General
- Manufacturer: Technics
- Model: RS-BX 601
- Type: Three-head stereo cassette deck with rear band control
- Years of manufacture: 1994-1999
- Made in: Japan
- Color: Technics-anthracite
- Power consumption: 23 W
- Dimensions (W/H/D): 430 x 125 x 293 mm
- Weight: 3.8 kg
- Original price approx.: 550 DM
Connections
- Inputs:
- Line In (REC) 100 mV/47 kOhm
- Outputs:
- Line Out (PLAY) 500 mV/500 ohms.
Headphones 190 mV/8 Ohm (load impedance 8-600 Ohm)
Specifications
- Audio head assembly:
- recording head [Permalloy (combi head)] x 1
Playback head [Permalloy (combination head)] x 1
- erase head [double-slit ferrite head] x 1
- Motors:
- Capstan: DC servo motor x 1
- Coils: DC motor x 1
- Cassette compartment open/close: DC motor x 1
- Tape speed: 4.8 cm/s
- Variation in synchronisation: 0.07% (effective), +-0.2% (DIN)
- Rewind time: approx. 50 sec. with C 60 tape
- Frequency response (Dolby NR Off):
- Metal band: 30-19,000 Hz (+-3dB) / 20-20,000 Hz (DIN).
- Chrome band: 30-18,000 Hz (+-3dB) / 20-19,000 Hz (DIN)
- Normal band: 30-17,000 Hz (+-3dB) / 20-18,000 Hz (DIN)
- External voltage distance: (signal level=full scale, chrome band)
- without Dolby 57dB (A curve)
- Dolby B 66dB (A-curve)
- Dolby C 74dB (A-curve)
Special Features
- Automatic tuning control (ATC, in three frequency ranges).
3 sound heads. The recording can be listened to directly via headphone output and monitor circuit. This also works with amplifiers with tape2/ monitor circuit.
- Dolby B and C
- Dolby HX-PRO
- Adjustable headphone output
- MPX filter (switchable)
- Fast forward function
- TPS title search in two speeds, rewinds approx. 50s a C60, approx. 70s a C90 cassette.
- 2 counter modes (tape counter / play time counter)
- Memory Repeat/Stop (repeat playback between two tape sections/rewind the tape to a desired tape position)
- Automatic recording mute (approx. 4 sec.)
Remarks[edit]
- The unit does not have a timer.
- The BX 601 was launched at the same time as the Technics RS-BX 501. With it it shares the user manual
Other models in the same series:
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Reviews[edit]
- There was no review of the BX 601 in the 4 major German language audio magazines.