Grundig C 6000 Automatic
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Grundig
- Model: C 6000 automatic'
- Years of manufacture: 1974 to 1978
- Made in: Germany
- Color: silver, black with chrome trim
- Dimensions: Width: 400 mm, Height: 240 mm, Depth: 10 mm.
- Weight: approx. 4.6 kg
- Original price approx.: 529 DM
Power supply
- 110 - 127V resp. 220 - 230V - 50-60Hz
Battery: 9V/16V (6x IEC R14 or DryFit-battery type 476)
- Current consumption:
- approx. 130 mA at 9V
approx. 20 mA at 220V approx. 30 mA at 110V
Connections
- Number of inputs: 2
- microphone 0,5 mV / 15 kΩ
- Phono 20 mV / 500 kΩ
- Amplifier 0.5 mV / 15 kΩ
- Number of outputs: 2
- Radio / Amplifier 1 V / 15 kΩ
- Loudspeaker 4 Ohm
Technical Data - Radio Part
- Wavebands:
- VHF 87.5 - 108 MHz
- KW 6 - 10 MHz
- MW 510 - 1605 kHz
- LW 145 - 260 kHz
- Antennas:
- Ferrite antenna: for LW, MW and KW
- Telescopic antenna: for VHF and KW
- Transistors / Diodes / Rectifier: 25 / 20 / 1
Technical Data - Cassette Section
- Audio heads: 2 (record/playback + erase head)
- Motors: 1
- Synchronisation fluctuations: < 0,25% (according to DIN 45 507)
- Tape speed: 4,75 cm/sec +/- 2,0%
- Tape types: Normal (Type I), CrO2 (Type II).
- Frequency response: 60 - 12,500 Hz
- Distortion factor:
- Signal-to-noise ratio: > 56 dB (according to DIN 45 511).
- Crosstalk attenuation: > 70 dB
- Band selector switch: automatic switching from type I to type II
- Level control: automatic
- Output power: 7 W for mains operation / 2 W for battery operation
- Band end switch-off: automatic with motor stop
- Auto reverse: no
- Title search: no
- Dolby: no
- MPX filter: no
- Fader: no
- Pitch control: no
- CD synchro recording: no
Special Features
- demo cassette
- integrated electret condenser microphone
- oscillator switch for switching the extinction frequency
- scale illumination during mains operation
- voltage control
- connection for external power supply 9---16 Volt
- optional accessory: Grundig DryFit battery set type 476
Remarks
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Reviews
- Very nice and timeless mono unit with excellent radio reception. The Grundig C6000 automatic became the best-selling radio recorder in its sector within a very short time in the 1970s. During the sales period of several years, more than 500,000 units were sold. The sensational radio reception was certainly one of the reasons for this success. The cassette part was not outstanding, but fulfilled the standard of that time. Unfortunately, the cassette drive is quite susceptible to failure nowadays (the gears of the drive tend to crumble due to the soft plastic material used at that time - intact units are therefore very rare). Only on the first series, gears made of harder plastic were used, but this also caused somewhat louder operating noises. These drive noises then annoyingly disturbed the recordings from the built-in microphone. For this reason, they used a softer and smoother plastic for the gears from the second series on. Unfortunately, this also affects the durability and long-term stability of the gears. Unfortunately, this problem affects all Grundig cassette drives of all series.