TOSHIBA ET-817
¥ 50,000 (around 1973)
Commentary
Professional 8-track player.
Two outputs are available : mono and stereo.
If the speaker connector is used, the left and right signals are mixed and the stereo signal is output from the stereo pre-output connector.
Uses a synchronous motor and polyurethane belt that can withstand continuous use for a long time.
Microphone mixing is possible.
Two types of speaker terminals are installed : low impedance and high impedance.
It has a headphone port.
Model Rating
| Type | 8-track player |
| Tape Speed | 9.5cm/s |
| Track system | 8 tracks |
| Output | Speaker : 16W (for mono) |
| Frequency characteristic | 100 Hz to 10 kHz |
| Distortion factor | 3% |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 40 dB or more |
| Wow and flutter | 0.3% or less |
| Input sensitivity | MIC : -65dB/600 Ω |
| Output level | Line out (mono) : 0.775V/600 Ω Pre-out : 0.9V/20k Ω Headphone : 4 Ω Speaker : 8 Ω, 490 Ω, 1k Ω |
| Semiconductor used | Transistor : 16 Diode : 7 pcs |
| Pwer | AC100V 50Hz/60Hz |
| Power consumption | 60W |
| External dimensions | Width 380x Height 118x Depth 288 mm |
| Weight | 9kg |