ONKYO Radian 33 (1982) - Multi Listening Compo

The Radian System was a dramatic departure from previous pre-matched component systems. All components were beautifully matched using rectangular buttons with built-in pictograph indicators to provide a unified image when stacked that clearly shows this system belongs together. Naturally, the Radian System is also carefully matched electronically to assure excellent sonic performance from all program sources. The Radian-33 was among the first to represent the “New Audio” concept with its stylish two-tone design—a departure from conventional component systems at the time. 

The Radian 33 System componets are: PA-33 Integrated amplifier with output power of 30W/ch (8ohm, with no more than 0.08% THD from 40Hz to 20kHz). Volume is controlled by a rocker-type UP/DOWN selector and a preset volume level button instantly sets the volume to the level determined by a separate preset level control. (Dimensions: 330x101x240mm | 5.0kg) - PT-33 Quartz Synthesized Tuner with 6 FM and 6 AM presets. Tuning is done with a rocker-type UP/DOWN tuning selector while watching a digital frequency display. (Dimensions: 330x66x247mm | 2.2kg) - PC-33 Cassette Tape Deck with 3-Motor Computer Controlled System. An extremely stable tape trvel is assured with a wow&flutter of 0.045% WRMS. It is a Metal tape compatible deck (20-17.000 Hz Metal) with manual record level , Dolby noise reduction and an Automatic Music Control System for various track search modes. (Dimensions: 330x101x232mm | 4kg) - PL-33 Linear Tracking Turntable with zinc-diecast cabinet that assure high tracing precision. Direct platter drive reduces wow & flutter to only 0.027% WRMS. The electrically powered dust cover is raised and lowered automatically. (Dimensions: 330x126x338mm | 6.5kg) - Several loudspeakers were offered for this Radian System. These were the styling matched PS-33 2-way speaker system with 16cm woofer and a horn tweeter and the PS-45 with 20cm woofer and a horn tweeter. Later on some markets the better specified SC-301 was also offered as matching loudspeaker. This model features a 21.5cm Deltaolefin woofer and a dome tweeter for a frequency range of 45-30.000Hz. The PE-33 10 frequency band graphic equalizer and the CB-33A, CB-33P and CB-45A dedicated rack were offered as accesories.

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Technics SA-007 (1984) - Ultra Compact Hi-Fi System

This ultra compact system (only 180 mm wide) from Tehnics was introduced in 1984. It consists of the following full metal construction components: SA-007T Quartz Synthesizer tuner with 6 presets, SA-007C stereo control amplifier, SA-007D front loading full logic controlled cassette deck with Dolby and dbx noise reduction and manual recording level setting for normal/chrome/metal tapes, SA-007P 28W/ch stereo power amlifier with peak power meters. Additional components included the SH-007E 12 band graphic equalizer and a small dedicated rack. In 1987 it received a "Haus Industrieform Essen" design award. A rare silver version also existed. 

Aurex PC-4280 (1977) - 3-Head To Go

The Aurex (a Toshiba brand name for Japan) PC-4280 was a compact, portable cassette recorder introduced in 1977. The biggest feature of the PC-4280 is the use of a 3-Head System, a rare feature for a portable deck. This system consists of 3 independent (discrete) heads mounted on a rigid zinc die-cast head block. There is a hyperbolic AS (all-sendust) 1 micron playback head, a ferrite 5 micron recording head and a double gap ferrite erase head which doubles as a tape tensioner. The mechanism is using a high-precision 38 pulse FG servo controlled belt drive mechanism with mechanical tape control. A built-in 6kHz oscillator can be used for record head Azimuth adjustment and a 400Hz oscillator can be used for recording sensitivity adjustment. Settings can be visualized on the VU meters. The deck can be powered within a voltage range of 7-16 V with the help of a built-in DC-DC converter. A clip-on battery box and external 100V AC adapter were also available. Accesories included a shoulder strap and a dust cover that allowed activating the pause function with the lid closed. This portable recorder can be further expanded with the use of the MX-2480 6 channel mixer (microphones and line), the SS-4280W active 10W loudspeaker system or the MA-15 external "adres" noise reduction unit. Technical data: Frequency response: 20-18.000 Hz chrome | Signal to noise: 60dB | Wow and flutter: 0.07% (RMS) | Dimensions: 300x135x85 mm | Weight:  3.4 kg (without batteries) 

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