Technics RS-M13
¥ 32,800 (around 1981)
Commentary
Stereo cassette deck for metal tape.
The mechanism section employs a soft tom drive that uses the rotational force of the motor to switch between head hold and reel drive.
An electronically controlled DC motor is used as the drive motor.
An MX head is used for recording and re-recording.
Equipped with a 4-position tape selector with metal position.
As a noise reduction system, Dolby NR circuit is mounted.
Equipped with a rec mute mechanism.
Equipped with a large level meter.
Equipped with a high-gain headphone amplifier.
Equipped with features such as rewind autoplay, queue & review, autostop, etc.
Model Rating
| Type | Stereo cassette deck |
| Head configuration | Recording : MX Head Erasing : double-gap ferrite heads |
| Motor used | Electronically controlled DC motor |
| Frequency characteristic | Normal : 20 Hz to 15 kHz XAII : 20 Hz to 16 kHz Metal : 20 Hz to 17 kHz |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 57 dB (XA tape, peak level) Dolby NR in : 10 db improvement (5 khz or higher) |
| Wow and flutter | 0.05%WRMS |
| Pwer | 100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz |
| Power consumption | Approx. 10W |
| External dimensions | Width 430x Height 118.8x Depth 246 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 4.3 kg |