Technics reviews
Cassette deck Technics RS-AZ7
It would seem that in the analog magnetic recording since the mid 80's there was no wind, long ago invented. So rare case return technological developments record primarily digital back to analog. Thus, the thin-film magnetic head resistive (IWG), produced by Panasonic, what distinguishes them from the...
It would seem that in the analog magnetic recording since the mid 80's there was no wind, long ago invented. So rare case return technological developments record primarily digital back to analog. Thus, the thin-film magnetic head resistive (IWG), produced by Panasonic, what distinguishes them from the...
Cassette Deck Technics RS-B905
Technics's RS-B905 contains most of the features that go into a thoroughly modern cassette deck, plus one feature that seems almost a relic of the past-albeit a useful relic. The deck is a two-motor, three-head model (with recording and playback heads in a single housing) and has a dual-capstan transport...
Technics's RS-B905 contains most of the features that go into a thoroughly modern cassette deck, plus one feature that seems almost a relic of the past-albeit a useful relic. The deck is a two-motor, three-head model (with recording and playback heads in a single housing) and has a dual-capstan transport...
DCC deck Technics RS-DC10
The DCC format is thus already supported by European, American, and Japanese manufacturers. Whereas the Optimus recorder has a distinctive character of its own, however, the RS-DC 10's front panel clearly shows its affinity to the Philips DCC900. Except for a button or two, they appear outwardly identical....
The DCC format is thus already supported by European, American, and Japanese manufacturers. Whereas the Optimus recorder has a distinctive character of its own, however, the RS-DC 10's front panel clearly shows its affinity to the Philips DCC900. Except for a button or two, they appear outwardly identical....
DCC deck Technics RS-DC8
The RS-DC8 is Technics' second-generation home DCC deck, providing all the features of earlier decks, a few new ones, and, most significantly, an improved transport. In the analog world, an improved transport can mean better sound, but in the digital world it mainly translates to speedier tape shuttling....
The RS-DC8 is Technics' second-generation home DCC deck, providing all the features of earlier decks, a few new ones, and, most significantly, an improved transport. In the analog world, an improved transport can mean better sound, but in the digital world it mainly translates to speedier tape shuttling....
Cassette deck Technics RS-TR373
The device looks attractive and surprisingly symmetrical, slightly breaks the symmetry, only the button POWER. The overall design 373rd well designed, smooth relief panel transitions marked functional areas. Besides symmetry apparatus attractive by the fact that he, by the way, only in our test, there...
The device looks attractive and surprisingly symmetrical, slightly breaks the symmetry, only the button POWER. The overall design 373rd well designed, smooth relief panel transitions marked functional areas. Besides symmetry apparatus attractive by the fact that he, by the way, only in our test, there...
Cassette deck Technics RS-TR575
Very nice unit, dark brown, with nicely rounded corners. The functionality is quite satisfactory. Autorevers have Technics RS-TR575 installed on both decks. Mechanic both decks enables parallel copy where both mechanics with shared noise reduction Dolby. Of course, the device is equipped with regimes...
Very nice unit, dark brown, with nicely rounded corners. The functionality is quite satisfactory. Autorevers have Technics RS-TR575 installed on both decks. Mechanic both decks enables parallel copy where both mechanics with shared noise reduction Dolby. Of course, the device is equipped with regimes...
AV-receiver Technics SA-GX650
Heading Technics' new line of audio/video receivers, the SA-GX650 is a powerful and versatile component that should be equally at home in surround-sound, home theater, or conventional stereo applications. The SA-GX650 has three 100-watt amplifiers, for the front left, center, and right speakers, and...
Heading Technics' new line of audio/video receivers, the SA-GX650 is a powerful and versatile component that should be equally at home in surround-sound, home theater, or conventional stereo applications. The SA-GX650 has three 100-watt amplifiers, for the front left, center, and right speakers, and...
AV-receiver Technics SA-GX790
As you might expect from a model standing second-from-the-top of the Technics receiver lineup, the SA-GX790 is blessed with many impressive features and ratings. Perhaps the most impressive is the specification for amplifier power, something you can never have too much of: 120 watts per channel in two-channel...
As you might expect from a model standing second-from-the-top of the Technics receiver lineup, the SA-GX790 is blessed with many impressive features and ratings. Perhaps the most impressive is the specification for amplifier power, something you can never have too much of: 120 watts per channel in two-channel...
AV-receiver Technics SA-TX1000
Designing a Home THX receiver can't be easy. Not only do the engineers have to add to a normal receiver all the THX processing used to modify the outputs of a Dolby Pro Logic decoder, but they must also comply with demanding THX specifications for the power-amplifier sections. So it's perhaps no wonder...
Designing a Home THX receiver can't be easy. Not only do the engineers have to add to a normal receiver all the THX processing used to modify the outputs of a Dolby Pro Logic decoder, but they must also comply with demanding THX specifications for the power-amplifier sections. So it's perhaps no wonder...
Bookshelf speakers Technics SB-F1
This tiny metal-encased speaker from Japan is the smallest in a Technics range of 2-way systems with the tweeter se t back behind a chamfered opening to produce both a 'linear phase' effect (i.e. with the effective driver centres vertically aligned) and an approximation to horn loading. Though the main...
This tiny metal-encased speaker from Japan is the smallest in a Technics range of 2-way systems with the tweeter se t back behind a chamfered opening to produce both a 'linear phase' effect (i.e. with the effective driver centres vertically aligned) and an approximation to horn loading. Though the main...
Bookshelf speakers Technics SB-M300
A three-way speaker system Technics SB-M300 looks very massively with a decorative panel and also without it. I must say that it weights "massively" too - 11 kg at the sizes of 222x367x335 mm. An interesting principle of double dynamic stress is used in the system: two rectangular (18cm) massive reflector...
A three-way speaker system Technics SB-M300 looks very massively with a decorative panel and also without it. I must say that it weights "massively" too - 11 kg at the sizes of 222x367x335 mm. An interesting principle of double dynamic stress is used in the system: two rectangular (18cm) massive reflector...
Floor standing speakers Technics SB-M500
Loudspeakers for Hi-Fi audio - is the subject of a special, relentless attention over the years as developers and consumers of audio equipment. Let me explain this thesis: despite the apparent simplicity compared to other radio-electronic components, loudspeakers - as electromechanical system - the...
Loudspeakers for Hi-Fi audio - is the subject of a special, relentless attention over the years as developers and consumers of audio equipment. Let me explain this thesis: despite the apparent simplicity compared to other radio-electronic components, loudspeakers - as electromechanical system - the...
Mini stereo system Technics SH-CH570
Technics 570 - virtually pure component system structurally designed in the form of four sets of hardware blocks interconnected by cables. The overall design is maintained in strict refined style. Modern-looking front panel of the amplifier, CD-player, double cassette deck and tuner. Kit includes a pair...
Technics 570 - virtually pure component system structurally designed in the form of four sets of hardware blocks interconnected by cables. The overall design is maintained in strict refined style. Modern-looking front panel of the amplifier, CD-player, double cassette deck and tuner. Kit includes a pair...
Equalizer Technics SH-GE70
Level adjustment in each of seven bands of this equalizer is electronic and joint for both channels (that significantly decreases the flexibility of the device). The range is 12 dB with the step of 2 dB, what was proved at the measuring with sufficient accuracy. Three mechanical switches provide all...
Level adjustment in each of seven bands of this equalizer is electronic and joint for both channels (that significantly decreases the flexibility of the device). The range is 12 dB with the step of 2 dB, what was proved at the measuring with sufficient accuracy. Three mechanical switches provide all...
Equalizer Technics SH-GE90
A very complex device which includes an equalizer as just one of the parts of the total: there are also an echo mode reverberator, a mixer for mixing the signals from two microphones in karaoke mode and a Digital Sound Processor (DSP), which provides a simulation of acoustic properties of six different...
A very complex device which includes an equalizer as just one of the parts of the total: there are also an echo mode reverberator, a mixer for mixing the signals from two microphones in karaoke mode and a Digital Sound Processor (DSP), which provides a simulation of acoustic properties of six different...
Turntable Technics SL-1300
In fact, Matsushita Electric, who use the brand name Technics for their top line products, have been making direct-drive turntables since their original SP-10 in 1971 and this SL-1300 seems to have carried the principle to even higher standards, while adding a number of user features which make the...
In fact, Matsushita Electric, who use the brand name Technics for their top line products, have been making direct-drive turntables since their original SP-10 in 1971 and this SL-1300 seems to have carried the principle to even higher standards, while adding a number of user features which make the...
Turntable Technics SL-1500
At a first glance, this Technics SL-1500 does not look very different from the SL-1300 but in fact it is somewhat simpler, being a manual player, whereas the SL-1300 is automatic. At the front right-hand corner is a combined on/off speed selector knob, sensibly placed well clear of the pickup headshell...
At a first glance, this Technics SL-1500 does not look very different from the SL-1300 but in fact it is somewhat simpler, being a manual player, whereas the SL-1300 is automatic. At the front right-hand corner is a combined on/off speed selector knob, sensibly placed well clear of the pickup headshell...
Turntable Technics SL-BD20
Technics SL-BD20 is a semi-automatic vinyl player. Its body is cast of plastic. The mechanism consists of rigidly mounted central spindle and monolithic disc with a belt-drive, on which there is a rubber layer. The mechanism is not too stable to deformations, directed along a vertical axis. Engine and...
Technics SL-BD20 is a semi-automatic vinyl player. Its body is cast of plastic. The mechanism consists of rigidly mounted central spindle and monolithic disc with a belt-drive, on which there is a rubber layer. The mechanism is not too stable to deformations, directed along a vertical axis. Engine and...
CD-changer Technics SL-MC50
The new SL-MC50 from Technics features yet another variation on the numerous design and styling themes available in today's CD changers. Even though it holds a total of sixty-one discs, sixty in changer slots and one in a single disc playing slot, it takes up only about the same amount of space as a...
The new SL-MC50 from Technics features yet another variation on the numerous design and styling themes available in today's CD changers. Even though it holds a total of sixty-one discs, sixty in changer slots and one in a single disc playing slot, it takes up only about the same amount of space as a...
CD-player Technics SL-P1200
Nineteen eighty seven was a transitional year for the world's first mass digital music carrier. In Europe, we were all running variants of first generation machines, the Marantz CD54 and Meridian MCD being big sellers in the audiophile community. Philips' TDA1541 sixteen bit, four times oversampling...
Nineteen eighty seven was a transitional year for the world's first mass digital music carrier. In Europe, we were all running variants of first generation machines, the Marantz CD54 and Meridian MCD being big sellers in the audiophile community. Philips' TDA1541 sixteen bit, four times oversampling...
CD-player Technics SL-P2000
The solidity of the device, emphasized by the restrained design of the front panel, captivates at first sight. And the model number according to the firm classification obliges a lot. It is clear that the price category to which the SL-P2000 belongs, the consumer has very serious requirements in sound...
The solidity of the device, emphasized by the restrained design of the front panel, captivates at first sight. And the model number according to the firm classification obliges a lot. It is clear that the price category to which the SL-P2000 belongs, the consumer has very serious requirements in sound...
CD-changer Technics SL-PD1010
The Technics SL-PD1010 is a five-disc carousel changer of fairly nondescript appearance (though I guess undistinguished styling beats bad styling). When the carousel drawer is opened, two disc wells are revealed. A disc-skip button rotates the platter counterclockwise two notches at a time to expose...
The Technics SL-PD1010 is a five-disc carousel changer of fairly nondescript appearance (though I guess undistinguished styling beats bad styling). When the carousel drawer is opened, two disc wells are revealed. A disc-skip button rotates the platter counterclockwise two notches at a time to expose...
CD-player Technics SL-PG440
The overall impression of the traditionally high-quality design of this company's turntables is somewhat reduced by looking at the front panel made of plastic. The downside is noisy mechanics both during playback and loading and unloading the disc. At a low volume, the noise of mechanical components...
The overall impression of the traditionally high-quality design of this company's turntables is somewhat reduced by looking at the front panel made of plastic. The downside is noisy mechanics both during playback and loading and unloading the disc. At a low volume, the noise of mechanical components...
CD-player Technics SL-PG460A
The sound of the player Technics SL-PG460A has a metallic color, spaciousness and localization low level. Sound inexpressive, moderately underlined. Equipment cd-player Technics SL-PG460A is traditionally pas very high level. I liked the well-designed remote control. An additional mode is A - B Repeat,...
The sound of the player Technics SL-PG460A has a metallic color, spaciousness and localization low level. Sound inexpressive, moderately underlined. Equipment cd-player Technics SL-PG460A is traditionally pas very high level. I liked the well-designed remote control. An additional mode is A - B Repeat,...
CD-player Technics SL-PG480A
Pressing Eject button you immediately forget that the device Technics SL-PG480A costs $160. We can see the same soft charging device as in more expensive models. Electronic volume control is better designed for coordination of levels with the pre-amp's input and in terms of other sources, because only...
Pressing Eject button you immediately forget that the device Technics SL-PG480A costs $160. We can see the same soft charging device as in more expensive models. Electronic volume control is better designed for coordination of levels with the pre-amp's input and in terms of other sources, because only...
CD-player Technics SL-PG580A
The first thing that attracted our attention was very rational, we can say, beautiful construction (inside the device), minimum of board-to-board connections. The second, already external thing is, maybe said, a classical layout of the faceplate close to cassette decks. Separation into two half-planes...
The first thing that attracted our attention was very rational, we can say, beautiful construction (inside the device), minimum of board-to-board connections. The second, already external thing is, maybe said, a classical layout of the faceplate close to cassette decks. Separation into two half-planes...
CD-player Technics SL-PS770A
The SL-PS770A is currently the most expensive model. The device is distinguished by a very high-quality execution of the mechanical units, so that it works without any interfering or just unpleasant noises. The movement of the loading tray is accompanied by a slight buzzing sound, which is similar to...
The SL-PS770A is currently the most expensive model. The device is distinguished by a very high-quality execution of the mechanical units, so that it works without any interfering or just unpleasant noises. The movement of the loading tray is accompanied by a slight buzzing sound, which is similar to...
CD-player Technics SL-PS770D
Player is a direct descendant of the model SL-PS770A, which was awarded the prize EISA four years ago. In this model, in addition to the traditionally used instead of analog converter MASH digital filters supplied what, in fact, indicated by the change at the end of the letter designations firm. Player...
Player is a direct descendant of the model SL-PS770A, which was awarded the prize EISA four years ago. In this model, in addition to the traditionally used instead of analog converter MASH digital filters supplied what, in fact, indicated by the change at the end of the letter designations firm. Player...
CD-player TECHNICS SL-PS840
Although Matsushita, the company that makes the Technics machines, supplies the market with many products designed for their widespread use in the home, nevertheless, in the higher price categories it has consistently maintained a very high standard of quality. The TECHNICS SL-PS840 CD player is certainly...
Although Matsushita, the company that makes the Technics machines, supplies the market with many products designed for their widespread use in the home, nevertheless, in the higher price categories it has consistently maintained a very high standard of quality. The TECHNICS SL-PS840 CD player is certainly...
Tuner Technics ST-GT650
Known firm presented a very nice tuner with a large display and a round pen settings. Government quite a lot, but their purpose is obvious, therefore control the tuner seemed simple and easy. There is a remote control, the total for the tuner and amplifier. ST-GT650 operates in the long, medium wave...
Known firm presented a very nice tuner with a large display and a round pen settings. Government quite a lot, but their purpose is obvious, therefore control the tuner seemed simple and easy. There is a remote control, the total for the tuner and amplifier. ST-GT650 operates in the long, medium wave...
Amplifier Technics SU-A700 mk3
In the modification of the 700th model Technics uses the components that affect the sound quality. The anti-vibration chassis, the electrolytic capacitors of the Master series and the power transformer with the R-core, which has minimal parasitic magnetic radiation, are borrowed from the previous version....
In the modification of the 700th model Technics uses the components that affect the sound quality. The anti-vibration chassis, the electrolytic capacitors of the Master series and the power transformer with the R-core, which has minimal parasitic magnetic radiation, are borrowed from the previous version....
Amplifier Technics SU-A800D
This two-unit good-looker intruded into that price category, where integral amplifiers were still dominated. SU-800D is a logical continuation of the series of two-unit amplifiers, supplied to the market by the company "Technics". This device takes the lowest price category in the series of two-unit...
This two-unit good-looker intruded into that price category, where integral amplifiers were still dominated. SU-800D is a logical continuation of the series of two-unit amplifiers, supplied to the market by the company "Technics". This device takes the lowest price category in the series of two-unit...
Amplifier Technics SU-A808
The main technical highlight of the amplifier - a two-step volume control (Scheme VGCA), which provides a significant expansion of dynamic range that is required primarily for DVD-Audio. For traditional regulators noise from the speakers to open the entrance of the corrector is heard when turning up...
The main technical highlight of the amplifier - a two-step volume control (Scheme VGCA), which provides a significant expansion of dynamic range that is required primarily for DVD-Audio. For traditional regulators noise from the speakers to open the entrance of the corrector is heard when turning up...
Amplifier Technics SU-V500
Loudness is upset in this amplifier, and that is not minus, but consequence of individual point of company's view to necessity of this regulation. Firmed development of "New Class A" output cascade is applied in section of SU-V500 power amplifier. It is using in the amplifiers of "Technics" about 15...
Loudness is upset in this amplifier, and that is not minus, but consequence of individual point of company's view to necessity of this regulation. Firmed development of "New Class A" output cascade is applied in section of SU-V500 power amplifier. It is using in the amplifiers of "Technics" about 15...
Amplifier Technics SU-V620
Equipment by Technics has a merited authority and popularity over lovers of Japanese audio techniques. And really, the design and the exactitude of external view of elder model 620 in SU-V series of Hi-Fi amplifiers by Technics gave the most pleasant performance on us. As everybody knows output cascades...
Equipment by Technics has a merited authority and popularity over lovers of Japanese audio techniques. And really, the design and the exactitude of external view of elder model 620 in SU-V series of Hi-Fi amplifiers by Technics gave the most pleasant performance on us. As everybody knows output cascades...
Amplifier Technics SU-V660
Top of Technics' fully-fledged integrated amplifier range the SU-V660 is a solidly built 100W design decked out in the company's traditional gold and bronze livery. The fascia is dominated by a huge rotary 4-gang volume control with two independent logarithmic scales. These correspond to 'normal' or...
Top of Technics' fully-fledged integrated amplifier range the SU-V660 is a solidly built 100W design decked out in the company's traditional gold and bronze livery. The fascia is dominated by a huge rotary 4-gang volume control with two independent logarithmic scales. These correspond to 'normal' or...
Amplifier Technics SU-V85A
This model SU-V85A fully deserves the battleship connotation and, sadly to my mind, the front panel is made unnecessarily busy with a mess of boast words. However the controls are well laid out and clearly if repetitively marked. For example, is it necessary to state that the knobs marked Bass and Treble...
This model SU-V85A fully deserves the battleship connotation and, sadly to my mind, the front panel is made unnecessarily busy with a mess of boast words. However the controls are well laid out and clearly if repetitively marked. For example, is it necessary to state that the knobs marked Bass and Treble...
Amplifier Technics SU-V9
There are some products whose use gives us pleasure beyond what we might rationally expect from their quality, fine though it may be. When we encounter such a model, we usually find it as hard to contain our irrational enthusiasm as to explain its source. The Technics SU-V9 is a case in point: There's...
There are some products whose use gives us pleasure beyond what we might rationally expect from their quality, fine though it may be. When we encounter such a model, we usually find it as hard to contain our irrational enthusiasm as to explain its source. The Technics SU-V9 is a case in point: There's...
Amplifier Technics SU-VX500
The functionality is the same as that of the Kenwood KA-1030 amplifier. There are Aux inputs, connection of moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) pickups. When dubbing from one tape recorder to another, you can listen to any of the signals. There is a direct input to the power amplifier. Having...
The functionality is the same as that of the Kenwood KA-1030 amplifier. There are Aux inputs, connection of moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) pickups. When dubbing from one tape recorder to another, you can listen to any of the signals. There is a direct input to the power amplifier. Having...