Pioneer CT-S 710

Data

General

  • Manufacturer: Pioneer
  • Model: CT-S710
  • Type: Single
  • Years of manufacture: 1992-93
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: Black, Champagne-Gold
  • Remote control: no
  • Power consumption: 22 watts
  • Dimensions: 420 x 146 x 375 mm (W x H x D)
  • Weight: 7.6 kg
  • Original price approx.: 850 DM (black), 900 DM (gold),


Connections

  • Number of inputs: 2

Line In (Input, RCA, Chinch) = 95 mV/47 kOhm Pioneer system socket for a system remote control

  • Number of outputs: 3

Line Out (Output, RCA, Cinch) = 500 mV/1.8 kOhm Pioneer system socket for a system remote control

    • Headphone output jack 6.3mm (5.5 mW, load impedance 8 Ohm with Phones Level control max.)


Technical data

  • Audio heads: 3 - 1 hard permalloy record/playback head (combinated), 1 double gap ferrite erase head with sendust protection
  • Motors: 3 - 1 DC servo motor for sound wave drive, 1 DC motor for winding plate drive, 1 DC auxiliary motor
  • Synchronization fluctuations: 0,023% (WRMS), + 0,056% (DIN, bew.), DIN unweighted: 0,13% = best value (Ang. n. Stereo 9/92,S.34) .
  • Frequency response: 15 - 22,000 Hz at +-6 dB (Metal), 15 - 21,000 Hz at +-6dB (Normal and Chrome),
  • Signal-to-noise ratio: 60 dB, with Dolby B: >70dB, with Dolby C >79dB .
  • Treble dynamic range (Ang. according to Stereo 9/92, p.34) at 315 Hz / 10 KHz: Chrome 76dB / 71.5dB, Metal 79dB / 76 dB .
  • Distortion: < 0.6% (-4 dB).
  • Auto-Reverse: No
  • Title search: Yes, up to 15 titles
  • Dolby: HX Pro, B/C NR
  • MPX Filter: Yes, rear panel
  • Fader: No
  • Pitch control: No
  • CD sync recording: Yes.
  • Tape flow 0db = 250 nWb/m
  • MPX filter (switch on rear panel)
  • Automatic tape type setting


Special features

  • Pioneer "Reference Master" Drive: Dual Capstan Drive
  • Central drive arrangement and two inner chassis: High structural strength, improved damping of spurious vibrations and reduced crosstalk between adjacent blocks
  • Inclined drive: Stabilizes synchronism and reduces tape vibration
  • Three-head assembly with monitor automatic (rear band control),
  • Coils made of oxygen-free single-crystal copper (PC-OCC) for the cleanest possible transmission.
  • Fine-grained capstan bearing: smoother tape run due to minimized surface roughness of the take-up side capstan bearing.
  • Super Auto BLE calibration computer with three ranges (Bias, Level, Equilizer) and at three frequencies,
  • Additional bias adjustment possible with +/- buttons (left side on front panel)
  • High quality power supply: lower noise and wide dynamic range due to better electrical characteristics
  • Vibration-damping design: Two inner chassis, robust honeycomb-reinforced chassis, cassette stabilization, decoupled cassette compartment door and large damper feet
  • Dolby B/C NR Noise Reduction and Dolby HX Pro
  • CD Deck Sync: Easy CD-to-Tape Dubbing with Pioneer CD Players
  • Digital Tape Tension Control: Consistently low start-to-finish synchronisation fluctuations
  • Recall Memory: The latest settings (Super Auto BLE data, manual bias setting, Dolby NR status, etc.) are retained in memory
  • Fluorescent level meter with "Meter Range": switchable to narrow range with increased resolution
  • Hold function: Peak level is held to the next value (good for recording settings)
  • Display can be switched off: To avoid possible noise interference
  • Music search: With direct access to the 15th track start in both band directions
  • 4-digit electronic tape counter with numerical time, real time and remaining time display
  • Mute recording button with automatic empty space function
  • Motor-assisted cassette compartment for loading and ejecting the cassette
  • Extra firm cassette hold after cassette retraction
  • Repeat function
  • Headphone output, adjustable
  • Timer pre-equipment for playback & recording (timer sold separately)

Remarks

  • New in 1992 is the change of the level display from the old Philips standard to the DIN standard (IEC94). 0db on the display now correspond to a tape flow of 250nWb/m instead of 160nWb/m as before.
  • Accordingly, the Dolby symbol is now 4db lower at -1db, instead of +3db as before.

The CT-S 710 is together with the Pioneer CT-S 910 the first model of Pioneer with centrally arranged drive. The reference master drive was mounted diagonally in a Z-shape. The following models have adopted this design.

Pictures

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Reviews

  • Stereoplay 12/1992: top class II
  • Stereo 9/1992: budding top class, 77%.