Hitachi D-4500

Data

General

• Manufacturer:Hitachi
• Model: D-4500
• Type: Cassette Tape Deck
• Years of manufacture: 1973 - 1976
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver / Black, wooden cabinet
• Remote control:
• Power consumption: 40 W
• Dimensions: 441 x 222 x 312 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 12 kg
• Original price approx.: 200'000 Yen (Japan, 1974), 3'000 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Microphone: 0.3 mV, 10 kOhm

Line In: 40 mV, 100 kOhm Line In DIN: 35 mV, 100 kOhm

• Number of outputs:
  • Line Out: 550 mV, 2.5 kOhm
  • Line Out DIN: 50 mV, 1 kOhm
  • Headphones: 8 Ohm

Technical Data

• Audio heads: 3
• motors: 2x, direct drive
• Synchronous fluctuations: 0.028% (WRMS)
• Tape types: I, II
• Frequency response:
  • I (Normal): 30 - 19'000 Hz
  • II (Chrome): 20 - 20'000 Hz
• Distortion factor: 1.7
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Dolby NR "OFF" 60 dB
  • Dolby NR "ON" 63 dB
• Dolby: B
• MPX Filter:
• Fader:
• Pitch Control:
• Crosstalk attenuation: > 60 dB at 1 kHz
• Cancellation attenuation: > 60 dB
• Premagnetization and erasure frequency: 105 kHz
• Rewind time: 70 seconds for C-60

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Hitachi D-600
• Hitachi D-2100
• Hitachi D-2300
• Hitachi D-2320
• Hitachi D-2350
• Hitachi D-2360
• Hitachi D-2500
• Hitachi D-3500
• Hitachi D-4500

Pictures

• Image: Hitachi D-4500