DENON Series 6.5 (2000) | Lifestyle Concept

 

The Series 6.5 represents the continuation of Denon’s highly successful lifestyle concept, redefining the upper end of the mini component category from the ground up. Combining luxury, outstanding sound quality, and compact design, the System 6.5 delivers a unique high-end audio experience in an elegant, space-saving format. Each component features its own dedicated power supply along with individual inputs and outputs, ensuring optimal performance and system flexibility. When connected together, the components provide full remote control convenience, advanced automatic operation, and synchronized system functions. Visually, the refined titanium-look front panels and gold-accented controls create a sophisticated bi-color design that blends harmoniously into any interior environment.

The PMA-6.5 integrated amplifier delivers 2 x 45 watts into 4 ohms and features discrete power amplifier stages for both channels, ensuring powerful, dynamic sound with excellent channel separation. Equipped with bass and treble controls, six audio inputs, two audio outputs, automatic source switching, an MM phono equalizer stage, headphone output, user-friendly remote control capability, and a built-in power supply, it offers versatile connectivity and audiophile performance in a compact chassis. (250x112x376 mm | 5,9kg) Matching loudspeakers: SC-10B

The TU-6.5 FM stereo/MW tuner with RDS (Radio Data System) and RadioText provides 30 station presets for FM and MW, automatic station memory, fast manual tuning, convenient timer functions, and an integrated power supply, making it a feature-rich and easy-to-use radio solution for demanding listeners. (250x98x313 mm | 2,6kg)

The DCD-6.5 CD player incorporates Denon’s LAMBDA Super Linear Converter technology and 8x oversampling digital filter for precise digital-to-analog conversion and detailed sound reproduction. Additional features include 20-track programming, random play, auto-edit function, optical digital output, and a built-in power supply, ensuring high-quality CD playback with advanced functionality. (250x112x350mm | 3,7 kg)

Completing the system, the DRR-6.5 cassette deck features a horizontal loading mechanism with drawer design, auto-reverse operation, Dolby B/C noise reduction with HX-Pro, one-touch CD-SRS synchronized recording from CD, versatile editing and playback functions, automatic tape type selection, and its own built-in power supply, delivering convenience and reliable analog recording performance. (250x98x314 mm | 3,6 kg)

The Denon Series 6.5 system stands as a premium compact hi-fi solution, combining refined aesthetics, advanced technology, and true high-fidelity sound for discerning music enthusiasts. Total suggested retail price in Germany (amplifier+tuner+cd+cassette deck+loudspeakers) 3146 DM.

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YAMAHA CA-2010 (1978) | Real Life Rated™

 

The Yamaha CA-2010 integrated amplifier was engineered as a true high-end alternative to separate preamp and power amp combinations, delivering reference-level performance within a single, meticulously constructed chassis. Designed for serious audiophiles, it features a built-in moving coil head amplifier—activated via a front-panel switch—eliminating the need for external step-up transformers while preserving the transparent highs and extended frequency response demanded by low-output MC cartridges. For moving magnet users, a 3-position phono impedance selector ensures optimal cartridge matching and maximum vinyl performance. The precision preamplifier section offers bass and treble controls calibrated in accurate 12 dB steps, with dual turnover frequencies for enhanced tonal flexibility, while completely independent Input and Output selectors allow recording one source while listening to another. The illuminated twin power meters can be switched to REC OUT millivolt readings for precise tape deck level monitoring, ensuring clean, distortion-free recordings. Rated at 120 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms with no more than 0.03% THD from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, the CA-2010 also offers switchable DC operation for tighter bass response and front-panel selectable pure Class A mode delivering 30 watts RMS per channel with an ultra-low 0.005% THD across the same bandwidth. Yamaha’s Real Life Rated™ philosophy measured total performance from phono input to speaker output, introducing the Noise-Distortion Clearance Range (NDCR) standard, which guarantees no more than 0.1% combined noise and distortion from 20 Hz to 20 kHz at any output level between 0.1 watts and full rated power. Fast-rise, peak-delay meters track transient bursts from 1 mW to 316 W (8 ohms), underscoring the amplifier’s dynamic authority. Rooted in Yamaha’s long-standing musical instrument heritage, the CA-2010 delivers exceptional tonal accuracy, clarity, and natural musicality, making it one of the most respected and collectible vintage integrated amplifiers of its era.

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ONKYO TA-6711 (1997) | Integra High-Performance

 

The Onkyo TA-6711 from 1997 was one of the last "high-performance" cassette recorders ever manufactured. It was a high-performance 3-head cassette deck engineered for those seeking true professional recording quality in a home audio component. Its precision three-motor transport incorporated a regulated dual-capstan drive with full electronic logic control, maintaining optimal tape tension and ensuring constant head-to-tape contact across the entire cassette for exceptional speed stability, reduced wow and flutter, and superior sonic accuracy. The advanced linear-glide loading mechanism, combined with a dedicated cassette stabilizer, secured the tape firmly in place while minimizing vibration and mechanical resonance. Separate record and playback heads, each optimized for its specific function, along with a dedicated erase head, allow real-time monitoring and enhanced recording precision, while high-grade PC-OCC head cabling preserves signal purity. A discrete ultra-low-impedance linear switching power supply, partnered with a high-quality shielded AEI transformer, reduces electromagnetic interference and safeguards audio integrity. Onkyo’s fully automatic Accubias system automatically calibrates recording parameters to match the selected tape formulation, with manual adjustment available for fine-tuning to personal preference. Additional features include Dolby HX Pro headroom extension, Dolby B and C noise reduction, independent level and balance controls, CD synchronized recording, automatic tape type selection, switchable MPX filter, real-time tape counter, forward and reverse music search, a large 5-segment FL display with dual 24-segment peak level meters and peak memory, front-mounted microphone inputs for left and right channels, and a resonance-resistant stamped steel chassis, making the TA-6711 a highly capable and audiophile-grade vintage cassette deck. Specifications: 3-head system, Hard Permalloy | 2+1 Motor mechanism | Wow & Flutter 0,045% WRMS | Frequency response 20-20.000 Hz Metal tape | Dimensions (W/H/D) 435x131x370mm | Weight 7,2kg

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