Technics RS-DC8
¥ 99,800 (around 1994)
Commentary
The DCC deck pursues the expressive power of sound.
The Mash is independently mounted on the A/D conversion section, and phase shift is suppressed by independent sampling of L and R.
In addition, the dynamic range is improved by thoroughly suppressing quantization noise generated in the ADC conversion section.
The newly developed S-advanced Mash DAC is used for the D/A conversion part.
A newly developed LSI has been adopted for the PASC processing and signal processing section, the central part of the DCC, in order to further improve sound quality.
A thermoplastic composite material is used for the head block to realize more appropriate tape touch.
Equipped with a twin stabilizer cassette hold mechanism that improves stability when the tape is mounted and improves tape running performance.
It employs four large insulators and a unique THCB (Technics Hybrid Construction Base) to reduce the sound pressure of the speaker, external vibration from the floor, and mechanical vibration from the inside.
When playing back DCC tapes, you can search at up to 60 x speed. At the end of the tape, the speed is low to prevent excessive load on the tape.
You can enter characters such as album name and artist name on the tape. When more than 12 characters are entered, it is supported by scroll display.
It is equipped with virtual battery operation to reduce noise generated from the power supply circuit.
Class AA line-out circuit is adopted.
By using carefully selected parts such as a high-quality carbon film resistor with a non-magnetic cap, we aim to achieve high sound quality.
Low-resistance gold plated line output terminal is mounted.
Wireless remote control is included.
Model Rating
| Type | DCC Deck |
| <Digital Recording / Playback> | |
| Tape recording system | Fixed head system |
| Sampling frequency | 44.1 kHz (Analog Input Recording) 48/44.1/32kHz (Digital Input Recording / Playback) |
| Number of quantization bits | 16-bit straight line |
| Data processing system | PASC |
| Frequency Characteristics (* 1) | 10 Hz to 20 kHz ± 0.2 dB (fs : 44.1 kHz) 10 Hz ~ 22 kHz ± 0.2 dB (fs : 48 kHz) 10 Hz ~ 14.5 kHz ± 0.2 dB (fs : 32 kHz) |
| Total harmonic distortion factor (* 1) | 0.007% or less (regeneration) 0.009% or less (recording and playback) |
| Dynamic Range (* 1) | 95 dB (Playback) 92 dB (Recording and Playback) |
| S/N ratio (* 1) | 98 dB (playback) 92 dB (Recording and Playback) |
| Channel Separation (* 1) | 98 dB (playback) 92 dB (Recording and Playback) |
| Wow flutter | Below the measurement limit |
| Analog Playback | |
| Frequency characteristic | 30 Hz ~ 16 kHz ± 3 dB (Chrome) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio (Chrome, 0 dB = 250nmb/m, * 2) |
NR off:58dB Dolby B NR on : 65 dB (CCIR) Dolby C NRon : 74 dB (CCIR) |
| Wow flutter (* 2) | 0.08%(W.R.M.S.) ± 0.15% (W peak) |
| <General> | |
| Analog input terminal (* 1) | 80mV/33k Ω (minimum input level) |
| Analog output terminal (* 1) | 2V/1k Ω (Maximum Output Level) 500 mV (output level) |
| Digital input | Route 2 |
| Digital output | Route 1 |
| Headphone output level | 30mWmax/32 Ω |
| Mechanism system | 2-motor high-speed FF/REW mechanism Autoreverse single capstan drive |
| Fast-forward time | Approximately 45 seconds (C-60) |
| Pwer | 100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz |
| Power consumption | 24W |
| External dimensions | Width 430x Height 136x Depth 334 mm |
| Weight | 6.5kg |
| Attachment | Wireless Remote Control |
| * 1 : Measured according to EIAJ CP2301 standard (DAT) * 2 : Measured according to EIAJ CP-2311 standard (tape recorder) |
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