SONY PS-X800 (1981) | Biotracer Tangential Tracking

 

The Biotracer Tonearm and Tangential tracking: A Perfect Match...said Sony in 1981. The PS-X800 is designed for audiophiles and music lovers who will settle for nothing but the very best reproduction of music from their record collection. The Sony Biotracer tonearm controls tracking force, anti-skating and tonearm automatic functions. It actively damps tonearm/cartridge resonance and achieves wide stereo separation from the widest variety of cartridges.

Technical data:

Motor: Linear BNL-Motor

Drive system: Full Automatic Quartz Direct Drive

Tonearm: Biotracer Linear/Tangential Tonearm

Arm length: 180mm

Size: 430x120x345mm

Weight: 11,6 kg

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PIONEER SA-9800 (1979) | Fluroscan Series

 

Pioneer's Non-switching SA 9800 offers the efficiency found in the finest Class B amplifiers. With a distortion level found in the finest Class A. An unheard of 0.005% at 10-20.000 hertz. This level of performance is obtained by the use of RET (Ring Emitter Transistors) that greatly increase frequency response. Instead of slow-to-react VU meters that give you average readings the SA 9800 offers a Fluroscan metering system that is so fast and precise it instantaneously follows every peak in the power to make sure you're never bothered by overload or clipping distortion.

Continuous power: 2x100W 8ohm 10-20.000Hz

Total harmonic distortion: 0.005%

Frequency response: 5Hz-100kHz

Dimensions (WxHxD) 420x150x425mm

Weight: 18kg

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MITSUBISHI DT-30 (1979) | Good Vibrations

In 1979 Mitsubishi introduced a top cassette recorder, the DT-30. This is a discrete 3-head model featuring a 2-motor dual capstan mechanism mounted on a die-cast chassis. It is capable of handling Normal, FeCr and Chrome tapes while for each tape type optimum record results can be obtained with the help of the built-in test signal and bias adjust. The ASPS function let's you automatically insert a 3 second silence at the end of the recording. Another advanced feature is the turntable synchro function. When connected to the DP-EC20 turntable recording starts automatically as soon as the tonearm is lowered. Feel the Good Vibrations. 

Motors: PLL DC Servo motor and DC governor motor

Heads: Ferrite Record & Erase, Sendust Playback

Wow & Flutter: 0.04% (WRMS)

Frequency response: Normal 30-17.000Hz

Fe-Cr 30-20.000Hz

Special (Chrome) 30-18.000Hz

Recommended Tapes: Normal Sony HF

FeCr Sony DUAD

Special TDK SA

Dimensions: 425x120x379mm

Weight: 10.5kg  

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