Philips DCC 900
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General
- Manufacturer: Philips
- Model: DCC 900
- Type: DCC single cassette deck
- Years of manufacture: 1992 - 1994
- Made in: Japan
- Color: black-grey pearled, matt varnish
- Remote control: yes
- Power consumption:
- Dimensions: 435 x 140 x 300 mm (WxHxD).
- Weight: approx. 9 kg
- New price approx.: 1.500,- DM
Connections
- Number of inputs: 4
Line In (Cinch) Digital Coaxial Digital optical (Toslink) Philips system bus (ESI), 2 coaxial sockets
- Number of outputs: 6
- Line Out variable (Cinch),
- Line Out fixed (Cinch),
- Digital Coaxial
Digital optical (Toslink) Philips System Bus (ESI, Coaxial sockets)
- Headphone output jack: 6.35 mm jack plug
Technical Data
- Audio heads: 3
- motors: 3
- Synchronous operation:
- DCC operation not measurable, quartz controlled.
- Analog: 0,15 (?? CCIR WTD)
- Band types: DCC cassette and analog bands IEC I (Normal), IEC II (Chrome), IEC IV (Metal).
- Frequency response:
- 20 - 20,000 Hz (digital, +/- 0.2 dB);
- 30 - 16,000 Hz (Type II)
Distortion factor: digital: < 0,003% bei Wiedergabe, insges. 0,005%
- Fremdspannungsabstand:
- digital >/= 92 dB;
- analog >/= 50 dB (chrome band)
- Stereo channel separation: digital on playback >/= 95 dB, total >/=85 dB
- Auto reverse: yes
- Title search: yes
- Dolby: B: 10 dB dynamic range improvement (playback only), C: 20 dB dynamic range improvement (playback only)
- Fader: no
- Pitch control: no
Special Features
- the classic analogue compact cassette can be played back
- Various editing possibilities
- Insertion and deletion of "Track Marks" - track numbers
Motorized drawer for horizontal insertion of the DCC or analogue cassette.
- Dolby B, C (analogue cassettes, playback only)
Electronic counter Timer controlled playback and recording Adjustable headphone output
- Gold-plated cinch sockets
- Remote control via Philips system bus (amplifier, receiver) in addition to own remote control
- Copper screws inside and on the back of the unit
- Sampling frequency in 48 kHz, 44 kHz, 32 kHz for digital dubbing (Minidisk, DAT)
- CD - synchronization with Philips CD players
- Playback of text information (prefabricated DCC purchase cassettes)
Remarks
- about 2 cm backward protruding cooling fins (black) increase the depth of the device
- unusual are the in the number perfect connectors
- At the back of the unit is a switch to change the IR sensor to Philips amplifier / receiver and its own remote control
- Other models of the same series:
- Predecessor model: None
- Successor model: Philips DCC 951
- largely identical to the Technics RS-DC 10 (released in parallel, Technics was the only third-party manufacturer, Marantz and Grundig belonged to the Philips group at that time )
- the basic construction of the unit was identical to that of the Marantz DD-82.
- The device should not be demagnetized at the digital head (thin film head technology)
Pictures
- Picture: Philips DCC 900
- Picture: Philips DCC 900
Test reports
- Hifi Vision 6/1992: Presentation of the system and the Philips DCC 900, classification in the class up to 1500 DM: Test rating good, sound very good. "open and filigree sound image with digital recordings, weaknesses in treble and bass."
- Audio 12/1992: Comparison of the system DCC with DAT and analogue cassette deck, upper class, 3 ears (audio rating for digital devices). Playback analogue 65 points, good, recording/playback digital 75 points, sound overall 70 points. Equipment very good, workmanship and operation good.
Stereo 6/1992: Presentation of the DCC system and DCC 900, Stereo 7/1992: Detailed single test; Stereo 9/1992: Stereo recommendation: very good, 2 stars. Top class, 80%. (Sound quality 83%, features 75%, practicality 88%, workmanship 66%) Stereoplay 7/1992: Absolute top class IV; Stereoplay 1/1993: Comparison Minidisc- DCC, including presentation of Philips DCC 900. Stereoplay 9/1993: Overview of DCC units with Philips DCC 900.
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