Rotel RX-303

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Rotel
• Model: RX-303
• Years of manufacture: 1976 - 1981
• Made in: Japan
• Color: silver, wooden cabinet
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 470 x 135 x 285 mm.
• Weight: 6.5 kg
• New price approx.: 240 US-$, corresponds to about 700 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MM: 2.5 mV / 50 kOhm

AUX: 150 mV / 80 kOhm Tape Play: 150 mV / 50 kOhm

• • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), MW (300 Ohm).
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec: 150 mV / 100 Ohm (Cinch); 30 mV / 80 kOhm (DIN).
  • Headphones (6.3 mm jack, front)
  • 2 pairs of speakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 30 W
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 0.2 % (at nominal power)
• Attenuation factor: 40 (8 Ohm)
• Frequency response: 10 - 35'000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono MM: 70 dB
  • AUX, Tape: 80 dB
• Stereo channel separation:
• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 10 dB at 100 Hz

Treble: ± 10 dB at 10 kHz

• Loudness: +8 / +5 dB (100 Hz/10 kHz)
• High Filter: no
• Low Filter (Subsonic): no
• Mute: no
• Direct/Line-Straight: no

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz

MW: 525 - 1605 kHz

• Frequency response: 30 - 15'000 Hz (+0/-1.5 dB, FM)
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.8 µV (IHF)

MW: 20 µV Distortion factor:

• • FM: 0.15% (mono), 0.3% (stereo).
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 68 dB (mono), 60 dB (stereo)

MW: 50 dB

• Channel separation:
  • FM: 40 dB (at 1 kHz)
• Separation: (IHF)

FM: 50 dB

• • MW: 35 dB
• Equal wave selection:
  • FM: 2.0 dB
• Spurious wave selection:
  • FM: 85 dB
• Image frequency attenuation:
  • FM: 85 dB
  • MW: 45 dB

IF attenuation:

• • FM: 100 dB
• AM suppression: 65 dB

Special Features

• Wooden housing
• FM muting

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
  • Rotel RX-303
  • Rotel RX-403
  • Rotel RX-503
  • Rotel RX-603
  • Rotel RX-803
  • Rotel RX-1203
  • Rotel RX-1603

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Rotel RX-303