Rotel RA-820 BX 2

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Rotel
• Model: RA-820BX2
• Year of manufacture: 1987
• Made in: China/Taiwan
• Color: black
• Type: Analog
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 200 watts
• Dimensions: 430 X 66 X 271 mm (W X H X D)
• Weight: 5.5 kg
• Original price: approx. 548 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • CD, tuner, tape
• Input sensitivity: 3.75 mV/47 kOhm (PHONO); 250 mV/24 kOhm (CD)
• Number of outputs:
  • 2x loudspeaker, headphones, Rec-Out

Technical Data

• Continuous power:
  • 8 Ohm: 30 Watt/channel (minimum).

4 Ohm: 45 Watt/channel (DIN)

• Harmonic distortion (total): <0.08 %
• Attenuation factor: 25
• Frequency Response:
  • CD, Tuner, Tape: 10 - 40.000 Hz
  • Phono: 20 - 20,000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • CD, Tuner, Tape: 86 dB
  • Phono (MM): 75 dB
• Overload resistance:
  • CD, Tuner, Tape: 3 V
  • Phono (MM): 140 mV
• Stereo channel separation: not known
• Tone control:
  • Bass: no

treble: no

• Loudness: no
• High Filter: no
• Low Filter (Subsonic): no
• Mute: no
• Direct/Line-Straight: no

Special Features

• Mono switching
• Standard transformer for high currents from BANDO
• Different specifications possible
  • Example: Special model for Great Britain

--Weisheitsborn 06:51, 13 Feb 2009 (CET)

Comments

• Other models in the same series:
• Rotel RA-820 BX
• Rotel RA-820 BX 2
• Rotel RA-820 BX 3
• Rotel RA-820 BX 4

Pictures

Source: THE ROTEL CO., LTD. (TOKYO, JAPAN) with the prospectus "high performance high fidelity ... for whom sound quality is first and foremost".

Reviews

• Hifi-Magazine STEREOPLAY No. 3/1987 (Rating: Top Class III)

• In 1987 B&W Loudspeakers Vertrieb GmbH in Halle (Westphalia) took over the ROTEL brand as sole distributor for Germany.
• Similar model: RA-840BX2
  • Main differences: 2 standard transformers and a larger heat sink.