Telefunken RC-300 3 motor direct Multidrive Stereo Cassette Deck, 1980, made in Germany

The RC 300 is arguably one of the best, luxurious...and most expensive tape decks Telefunken has ever built. No tape deck before or after had a longplay option, or a three-motor mechanics. The drive mechanism is the MultiDrive mechanism that was developed by Papst, a company that is today still known for the quality of their fans. With a separate motor for the capstan and each reel, there is no need for belts or rubber rolls, all controls are done electronically and there are much fewer parts that can fail.

The RC 300 was part of Telefunken's T 300 high-end component system, and it has a remote control input that allows the drive functions to be controlled via the RP 300 pre-amplifier.

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Country: Germany
Manufacturer / Brand: Telefunken Deutschland (TFK), (Gesellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie Telefunken mbH
Year: 1980 ??

Category: Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
Valves / Tubes 1

Semiconductors (the count is only for transistors) 28 x IC, 76 x transistors, 84 x diodes, 27 x LED

Type: 2-head, single compact cassette deck
Track System: 4-track, 2-channel stereo
Tape Speed: 4.75 cm/s
Heads: 1 x record/playback, 1 x erase
Tape Type: type I, FeCr, Cr02, Metal
Noise Reduction: High Com
Frequency Response: 30Hz to 20kHz (Metal tape)
Signal to Noise Ratio: 72dB (High Com)
Wow and Flutter: 0.2%
Total Harmonic Distortion: 2%
Input: 180mV (line), 0.5mV (mic)
Output: 1.1V (line)
Reception principle Audio-Amplification
Wave bands - without
Details Cassette-Recorder or -Player; Radio Control (+Remote Wire etc)
Power type and voltage Alternating Current supply (AC) / 220/110 Volt
Loudspeaker - For headphones or amp.
Power out
Model: RC 300 - Telefunken Deutschland TFK,
Material Metal case
Shape Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
Dimensions (WHD) 435 x 111 x 375 mm / 17.1 x 4.4 x 14.8 inch
Notes

3 motor direct Multidrive Cassette Deck, 2 speed, Hi-COM NR, RCA and DIN connectors, digital tape counter with vacuum fluorescent display. 28 ICs, 84 diodes, 27 LEDs.
Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg) 8.1 kg / 17 lb 13.5 oz (17.841 lb)
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