Technics RS-M212
¥ 69,800 (released in October 1981)
Commentary
Micro cassette & cassette stereo double cassette deck supporting micro cassette and cassette tape.
The right side is equipped with a microcassette deck for recording / playback, and the left side is equipped with a dedicated cassette deck for playback. This allows micro tape editing and recording without compromising the quality of the cassette.
The mechanism section uses a soft drive system that uses the rotational force of the motor to switch operations. The micro deck section is further condensed and mounted to achieve light operation and highly stable tape travel.
The Micro SX head newly developed for micro is used for the recording and reproducing head.
Tape 1 has a music selector.
Both Tape 1 and Tape 2 are equipped with an auto tape selector, timer standby mechanism and pause mechanism.
Tape 2 has a tape speed selector and a REC mute mechanism.
Level-Includes tape 1 volume and input level volume.
As a noise reduction system, Dolby NR circuit is mounted.
Equipped with FL display with auto-reset peak hold.
Model Rating
| Type | Micro Cassette & Cassette Stereo Double Cassette Deck |
| Head configuration | Tape 1 Play : MX Head Tape 2 Re-recording : SX Head Erasing : double-gap ferrite heads |
| Motor used | Two electronically controlled DC motors (1 tape, 2 tape) |
| Frequency characteristic | 30 Hz ~ 12 kHz (Normal, 2 tapes, 2.4cm/s) 30 Hz to 15 kHz (Metal, 2 Tape, 2.4cm/s) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 53 dB (2 tape, 2.4cm/s) |
| Wow and flutter | 0.08% WRMS (Tape 2) |
| Pwer | 100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz |
| Power consumption | Approx. 14W |
| External dimensions | Width 430x Height 119x Depth 284 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 5.2 kg |