Rotel RX-1203

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Rotel
• Model: RX-1203
• Years of manufacture: 1976 - 1981
• Made in: Japan
• Color: silver, metal housing with handles
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 580 x 180 x 510 mm.
• Weight: 23 kg
• Original price approx.: 860 US-$, 2'700 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MM 1: 2 mV, 50 kOhm
  • Phono MM 2: 6 mV, 50 kOhm
  • Aux 1, 2: 150 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 15 V
  • Tape Play 1, 2: 150 mV, 50 kOhm, max. 15 V
  • Main In: 1.5 V, 50 kOhm
  • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm), MW (300 Ohm).
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec 1, 2: 350 mV, 3.3 kOhm
  • Tape Rec DIN: 120 mV, 90 kOhm
  • Pre out:
  • Headphones:
  • 2 pairs of speakers

Specifications

Amplifier

• Continuous power (at distortion)
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 150 Watt (20 Hz - 20'000 Hz)
  • 4 Ohm: 2x 200 Watt (1 kHz)
• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm:
  • 4 Ohm:
• Frequency response: 5 Hz - 40 kHz, ± 3 dB, 8 Ohm, both channels Rated power.
• Distortion factor: < 0.05 %
• Attenuation factor: 80 at 8 ohms
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono MM: 75 dB
  • High level: 95 dB
• Tone control
  • Bass: ± 10 dB at 100 Hz
    • Operating frequencies: 200 Hz, 400 Hz

Treble: ± 10 dB at 10 kHz

• • • Operating frequencies: 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz

Loudness: + 10 dB at 100 Hz / + 3 dB at 10 kHz

• High Filter: - 12 dB / octave at 8 kHz
• Low Filter: - 12 dB / octave at 30 Hz
• Low Filter (Subsonic): - 12 dB / octave at 15 Hz
• Muting: 0 dB, - 15 dB

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: 1.3 µV (IHF)
• Distortion factor: 0.2 % (mono), 0.3 % (stereo)
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Mono: 80 dB

Stereo: 75 dB

• Channel separation: 47 dB
• Selectivity: 80 dB
• Co-wave selection: 1.0 dB
• Spurious wave selection: > 90 dB
• Image frequency attenuation: > 115 dB
• IF attenuation: > 115 dB (at 98 MHz)
• AM suppression: 65 dB
• VHF muting: 0 dB, - 15 dB, - 30 dB

Special Features

• Tape dubbing
• Muting
• VHF de-emphasis switch

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

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