Rotel RX-154 A

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Rotel
• Model: RX-154 A

Type: Quadraphonic Receiver

• Years of manufacture: 1973 - 1976
• Made in: Japan
• Color: silver, wooden cabinet
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 425 x 135 x 340 mm.
• Weight: 7.8 kg
• Original price approx.: 998 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MM 1: 2 mV, 50 kOhm.

Aux: 150 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 15 V Tape Play: 150 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 15 V

• • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), MW (300 Ohm).
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec: 350 mV, 3.3 kOhm.
  • Tape Rec DIN: 120 mV, 90 kOhm
  • Headphones:
  • 2 pairs of speakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power quadrophonic (at distortion).
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 ohms: 4x 10 watts (1 kHz)
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm: 4x 15 Watt
• Continuous power stereo (with distortion factor)
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 20 Watt (1 kHz)
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 30 Watt
• Frequency response: 20 Hz - 50 kHz, - 3 dB
• Distortion factor: < 0.5 %
• Attenuation factor: 30 at 8 Ohm
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono MM: 70 dB

High level: 90 dB

• Tone control

Bass: ± 10 dB at 100 Hz Treble: ± 10 dB at 10 kHz

• Loudness: + 10 dB at 100 Hz / + 3 dB at 10 kHz
• High Filter: - 12 dB / octave at 8 kHz
• Low Filter (Subsonic):
• Muting:

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 87 - 108 MHz

MW: 525 - 1'605 kHz

• Frequency response: 30 - 15'000 Hz, ± 0,5 dB
• Input sensitivity: 2.6 µV (IHF)
• Distortion factor: 0.4 % (mono), 0.6 % (stereo)
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Mono: 60 dB

Stereo: 55 dB

• Channel separation: 47 dB
• Selectivity: 45 dB
• Co-wave selection: 1.5 dB
• Spurious wave selection: > 90 dB
• Image frequency attenuation: > 100 dB
• IF attenuation: > 100 dB (at 98 MHz)
• AM suppression: 60 dB

Special Features

• Monitor button
• SQ for true quadraphony
• Matrix circuit for pseudo-quadraphony

Remarks

• Other receivers in the same series:
  • Rotel RX-154 A
  • Rotel RX-400 A
  • Rotel RX-600 A
  • Rotel RX-800

• Amplifiers of the same series:
  • Rotel RA-1210

• Tuners of the same series:
  • Rotel RT-1220

• Headphones of the same series:
  • Rotel RH 430
  • Rotel RH 630
  • Rotel RH 700

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Rotel RX-154 A

Reports

• Report at "Hifi-Museum" [=quadro]