Technics RS-690 US

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[edit] Specifications

General

• Manufacturer: Technics
• Model: RS-690
• Years of construction: Introduced 1976.
• Made in: Japan.
• Color: Charcoal Brown.
• Remote control: Yes, cable or IR.
• Power consumption: 135 W.
• Dimensions of transport enclosure (HxWxD): 443 x 456 x 257mm.
• Dimensions of control enclosure (HxWxD): 223 x 500 x 389mm
• Weight of transport enclosure: circa 13.5 Kg.
• Weight of control enclosure: circa 8.5 Kg.
• Retail price: YEN 298,000

Input/Output

• Inputs:
  • Line IN RCA on back, 60mV (-24dB).
  • Aux IN 1/4inch mono-jack on front, 60mV (-24dB) unconfirmed.
  • Microphone IN 1/4inch mono-jack on front, 0.25mV (-72dB) / 400Ω ~ 20kΩ.
• Outputs:
  • Line OUT RCA on back, 420mV (-7.5dB) / 47kOhm.
  • Headphone 1/4inch stereo-jack on front, 0-900mV/8Ohm.

Technical data

• Motors: 1 Direct Drive capstan motor, 2 coreless winding motors.
• Heads: 3. Rec / Play HPF.
• Tracks: 4 play & record.
• Tape speed: 4.76cm/s (1 7/8ips).
• Slip:
• Wow and flutter: 0.04% (WRMS)
• Frequency response: 20Hz-18kHz (normal), 20Hz-20kHz (chrome).
• THD: n/a.
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 55dB, 65dB w Dolby measured at 5KHz.
• Equalization: Normal (ferrite), and includes Chrome.
• Channel separation: n/a.
• Erasure: n/a.
• Bias frequency: n/a.
• Calibration: n/a.
• Calibrated for: n/a.

Special features

• ISO-LOOP tape handling.
• Mechanical counter which is only 1% correct.
• Solenoids.
• Headphone monitoring after tape.
• Optional cable remote RP-9690 (YEN 13,000).
• Optional infrared remote RP-070 consisting of RP-070T transmitter and RP-070R Receiver (YEN 30,000).

Comments

• This is the japanese version. Internationally this is known as RS-9900.