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Description :
Nakamichi is a historic Japanese high end audio company most famous for its innovative and very high quality cassette decks. It was the first to use a three-head recording technique in a cassette deck. Separate tape heads were used for playback, recording, and erase, whereas prior methods combined the playback/recording function into a single tape head. The Nakamichi Dragon tape deck is a direct drive, auto-reverse cassette incorporating the epoch-making "NAAC" system for automatic azimuth correction of the playback heard. It used a special microprocessor controlled azimuth adjustment to implement auto-reverse, and thus didn't need to eject the tape like the RX series.
Features :
- Pressure pad filter
- NAAC (Nakamichi Auto Azimuth Correction)
- Microprocessor Control
- Double Capstan
- Direct Drive
- Slient Mechanism
- Discrete 3-Head Technology
- Aymmetrical Dual Capstans
- Diffused-Resonance Transport
Specifications :
Track configuration..............................4 tracks/2 channel stereo
Heads................................................3
Motors...............................................Transport:Quartz PLL DC, brushless, slotless, coreless,
................................................Super Linear Torque D.D. motor (capstan drive) x 2. DC motor (reel drive x 1)
................................................Auto Azimuth Correction: DC motor x 1
................................................Mechanism: DC motor x 1
Power source.....................................220 to 240V AC 50/60 Hz
Power consumption............................45 Watts
Tape speed........................................1-7/8ips (4.8cm/sec)
Wow and Flutter.................................Less than 0.019% WTD RMS
..................................Less than 0.04% WTD Peak
Frequency response...........................20Hz to 22kHz, +/-3dB 9recording level-20dB, ZX tape)
............................20Hz to 21kHz, +/-3dB 9recording level-20dB, SX, EX II tape)
Signal to Noise Ratio..........................Dolby C-type NR on : better than 72dB (400Hz, 3% THD, IHF A-WTD RMS)
............................Dolby B-type NR on : better than 66dB (400Hz, 3% THD, IHF A-WTD RMS)
Total Harmonic Distortion....................Less than 0.8% (400 Hz, 0dB, ZX tape)
.....................Less than 0.1% (400 Hz, 0dB, SX, EX II tape)
Erasure..............................................Better than 60dB (100Hz, 0dB)
Separation.........................................Better than 37dB (1kHz, 0dB)
Crosstalk...........................................Better than 60dB (1 kHz, 0dB)
Bias frequency...................................105 kHz
Input (Line).........................................50 mV, 50kOhm
Output (Line)......................................1V (400Hz. 0dB, output level control at max) 2.2kOhm
(Headphone)...........................45mW (400Hz. 0dB, output level control at max) 8 Ohm
Black Box Series DC Output...............+/-10V, 125mA max.
Dimensions(w x d x h)........................45.5 x 32 x 15 cm
Weight..............................................10 kg
Miscellaneous :
Made in.............................................Japan
Condition...........................................9 / 10 (Good condition)
Product information :
http://www.vintagecassette.com/Nakamichi/Dragon
Reviews :
http://www.audioreview.com/cat/other/tape-decks/nakamichi/dragon/PRD_121132_1595crx.aspx
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