YAMAHA City Core 7 (1983) - Compact HiFi System

 

The City Core 7 was the biggest model of this compact hi-fi series introduced by Yamaha in 1983. From top to bottom this system consisted of a Fully Automatic Direct Drive turntable, Quartz PLL tuner with 7 presets, 60W/ch stereo amplifier with a THD of 0.025%, microcomputer control for auto function and electronic volume with 7 presets, graphic equalizer with subsonic filter and spatial expander, full logic controlled cassette recorder with drawer loading, real time counter and 20 track music search. The matching loudspeaker was a 2-way bass-reflex model with 18 cm woofer and 3,8 cm tweeter. Typical dimension of a unit is 340x60x252 mm (WxHxD). 

kencraft GA-800 (1975) - DIY amplifier kit

 

Brand: kencraft

Model: GA-800

Year: 1975

Building your amplifier has never been so easy... During the 70s most manufacturers offered various audio components in kit form for you to build. This kencraft GA-800 amplifier was offered as a kit by Trio-Kenwood of Japan in 1975. With the exception of parts that require adjustment, such as the power stage, which are mounted on a printed circuit board in advance to ensure basic performance, it all came in bits and pieces.

Continuous power: 2X38W (8ohm, 20Hz to 20kHz, both channel driven)

Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.03%

Frequency Response: 15Hz-45KHz (+0.5/-2dB)

Damping factor: 32(8ohm)

Dimensions (WxHxD): 398x136x300 mm

Weight: 7 kg

Sold separately: GW-8S wood side panels (2 sheets, 1 set)

DENON DRS-810G (1991) - 3-Head Cassette Deck

Brand: DENON

Model: DRS-810G

Year: 1991

The DRS-810G adopts a horizontal tape mechanism that is considered ideal for rotating systems. It enables stable running with little rotational unevenness and achieves extremely high quality recording and playback performance. In addition the DRS-810G also features a cassette stabilizer and a CCCT (ceramic composite cassette tray). It is equipped with 3 heads (with die-cast head base), "closed loop dual capstan system" and a highly reliable computer controlled "silent mechanism". The DRS-810G is eqipped with Dobly HX Pro and Dolby B/C noise reduction.

Technical Data:

Head: 3-Head Hard Permalloy 

Motors: 4 motor Dual Capstan (capstan/reel/actuator/loading)

Dolby B-C, HX-Pro

Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz±3dB (Metal tape)

Wow and Flutter: 0,038% (WRMS)

Dimensions (WxHxD): 470x122x320mm

Weight: 7,4kg

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