Audio Database

RS-279U
Commentary

Stereo cassette deck with 3-head configuration.

The head is the first Technics cassette deck to use a 3-head configuration for recording monitoring.
The head uses HPF (Hot Press Ferrite) head. HPF is made by molding fine powder of manganese, zinc and ferrite at high temperature and high pressure. It has high magnetic permeability and excellent wear resistance. In addition, it realizes excellent frequency characteristics with little loss in the high frequency range due to eddy current. In addition, the HPF head realizes excellent gap accuracy by finishing with ultra-precision processing technology of 1 / 1000 mm unit.

Equipped with a full-scale Dolby circuit capable of level adjustment.

A 2-motor direct drive system is adopted for the mechanism part.
The capstan uses a non-contact electronic commutator motor, which electronically controls the rotation of the capstan to achieve an ultra-low speed rotation of about 5 revolutions per second, while the reel uses a DC motor.

The SN ratio can be improved by switching between microphone and line input.

Equipped with a lock type pose button.

Equipped with an operation indicator lamp to prevent erroneous operation.

Equipped with a memory rewind mechanism.

Model Rating
Type Cassette deck
Motor used For capstan : Ultra-low speed electronic commutator motor
For Reel : DC Motor
Signal-to-noise ratio Dolby out : 50 dB or more
Dolby in : 58 dB or more
Frequency characteristic Normal : 20 Hz to 15 kHz
Wow flutter Not more than 0.10%
External dimensions Width 440x Height 115x Depth 325 mm
Weight Approx. 9.5 kg