Technics RS-M40

Commentary

Stereo cassette deck equipped with functions such as peak check meter.

Since it adopts Technics original soft eject & loading mechanism, the holder opens smoothly and the tape is pushed up, making it easy to take out.

An HPF head has been adopted for the head.

The drive motor control circuit uses a high-precision dedicated IC equivalent to 23 transistors.

It is equipped with a memory autoplay mechanism that can rewind from the desired position to the desired position and play it automatically during recording and playback.

Equipped with a Cue & Review mechanism that enables fast forward and rewind during playback.

The tape selector can be switched to 3 stages.

Equipped with a mixing circuit for microphone and line.

Equipped with Dolby NR as a noise reduction system.

Equipped with a timer standby mechanism that can record messages using an optional audio timer.

There are 2 color variations of silver and black.

Model Rating

Type	Stereo cassette deck
Head configuration	Recording / reproducing : HPF head For Erase : Double Gap Ferrite
Motor used	FG サーボモ - Ter
Recording bias system	AC bias system
Erase Method	AC erasing system
Frequency characteristic	Normal : 20 Hz to 15 kHz CrO2 : 20 Hz to 17 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio	57 dB (XA tape, peak level) Dolby NR in : 10 db improvement (5 khz)
Wow and flutter	0.07%WRMS
Input Sensitivity / Impedance	Mic : 0.25 mV (-72dB) / 400 Ω ~ 20k Ω Line in:60mV(-24dB)
Output Level / Impedance	Line out : 420 mv (-7.5 db) / 47k Ω or more Headphone : 60mV/8 Ω
Semiconductor used	Transistor : 19 IC : 5 Diode : 6 pcs
Pwer	100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz
Power consumption	10W
External dimensions	Width 430x Height 149x Depth 267 mm
Weight	Approx. 7.1 kg