Technics RS-BX 606
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Technics
- Model: RS-BX606
- Type: Single
- Year of manufacture: 1991
- Made in: Osaka, Japan
- Color: Black
- Remote control: No
- Power consumption: 20 W
- Dimensions: Width 430 mm, Height 135 mm, Depth 300 mm.
- Weight: 5.00 kg
- Original price approx.: 500,- DM
Connections
- Inputs:
- CD Direct In: No
Line In: 2xCinch, 60 mV/47 kOhm
- Outputs:
- Headphone: 6.3mm jack, gold plated, 125 mV/8 ohms (8 ohms ~ 600 ohms).
- Line Out: 2xCinch, 400 mV/800 Ohm
Technical Data
- Audio heads:3, 1 permalloy recording head, 1 permalloy playback head, 1 ferrite double gap erase head.
- Motors:2 - 1 quartz direct drive motor + 1 DC motor
- Synchronous fluctuations: 0.05% (WRMS) ; +/- 0.14% (DIN)
- Tape types: FE, CrO2, pure iron tape
- Frequency response:
- FE band: 30 Hz ~ 17 kHz, +/- 3dB ; 20 Hz ~ 18 kHz (DIN).
- CrO2: 30 Hz ~ 18 kHz, +/- 3dB ; 20 Hz ~ 19 kHz (DIN)
- Metal: 30 Hz ~ 19 kHz, +/- 3dB ; 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz (DIN)
- Distortion factor:
- Signal-to-noise ratio: (signal level = full scale; CrO2 band).
- with Dolby C noise reduction: 74 dB (CCIR)
with Dolby B noise reduction: 66 dB (CCIR)
- without noise reduction: 57 dB (A-weighted)
- Auto Reverse: no
- Title search: yes
- Dolby HX PRO: Dolby B, Dolby C
- MPX Filter: yes
- Fader: No
- Pitch control: No
- CD Direct Recording: No
Special Features
- Class AA technology
- Electronically controlled drive
- 3-head technology (back-band control/listening to the recording possible)
- Dolby HX Pro dynamic bias control to adjust for high-frequency music
- Dolby B noise reduction
- Dolby C noise reduction
- Multiplex filter for suppression of pilot tone interference in radio recordings, switchable
- Tape counter / playing time display (selectable)
- Tape Program Search for finding specific titles
- Repeat playback
- BIAS Adjust for precise adjustment of the tape type
- Monitor circuit
- Central level control with separate balance control
- Headphone output with volume control
- Timer start selectable (rec, play, off)
Remarks
- The drive is without belt, because of quartz stabilized direct drive.
- The plastic of the drive shows meanwhile clear aging (drive parts break without external force), the motor pinion bursts and slips => no more drive function possible.
- Replacement sound heads (wearing part!) no longer available.
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