Technics – Preservation Sound https://www.preservationsound.com information and ideas about audio history Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:58:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Technics SB-10 “Honeycomb Disc” speaker system c. 1980 https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-sb-10-honeycomb-disc-speaker-system-c-1980/ https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-sb-10-honeycomb-disc-speaker-system-c-1980/#comments Sat, 21 Sep 2013 10:49:26 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=7162 Technics_SB10Download the original 4pp catalog for the Technics SB-10 “R&B Series” Honeycomb Disc Speaker System:

DOWNLOAD: Technics_SB-10_spkrs

We’ve featured a ton of late-70’s Technics materials here at PS dot com, but I think this is the first of their period speakers we’ve described…  and wow these things are unusual.  The woofer and midrange use rigid flat diaphragms, and the tweeter is a “Leaf” design; check the download for deets on that.  Anyone ever listen to these?  Thoughts?

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]]> https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-sb-10-honeycomb-disc-speaker-system-c-1980/feed/ 12 Technics ‘Professional Series’ of the late 70s: Original Catalogs https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-professional-series-of-the-late-70s-original-catalogs/ https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-professional-series-of-the-late-70s-original-catalogs/#comments Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:16:01 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=6908 Technics_Pro_1980Download 18pp of catalogs for the circa 1978 Technics ‘professional series’ ST-9030 Tuner, SH-9010 equalizer, and SU-9070 Preamp:

DOWNLOAD:Technics_Pro_1980

There was also an SH-9020 meter unit and an SE-9060 power amp, but I can’t seem to find those documents at present.  Soon enough, i’m sure.  So anyhow, the idea here was apparently to ‘separate the basic (receiver) into five components.’  Their words.  Anyway, the EQ is pretty insane, it’s got way more control than any sane person would ever want.    Here’s the whole kit+kaboodle for ya:

Technics_pro_systemTechnics_SU9070 Technics_ST9030 Technics_SH9010Technics_Pot Technics_EQ_detailTechnics_SU9070_interiorOK honestly, i’d prolly wanna buy anything that was photographed in this manner.  PREVIOUSLY ON PS DOT COM: the original period adverts for some of these same items.  Aye yi yi.  Click here for that… 

]]> https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-professional-series-of-the-late-70s-original-catalogs/feed/ 22 Check Out This Crazy Fkkn Tape Deck (Technics edition) https://www.preservationsound.com/check-out-this-crazy-fkkn-tape-deck-technics-edition/ https://www.preservationsound.com/check-out-this-crazy-fkkn-tape-deck-technics-edition/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:06:24 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=6901 Technics_RS-M95Download the 4pp catalog for Technics’ top-end tape deck of the late 70s, the RS-M95:

DOWNLOAD: Technics_M95

A few months back, I was sweatin the Technics RS-M85 of the same era; turns out there was an ever finer deck on offer.  Man high-end tape decks were nuts back then.  And the best part is that almost none of em work anymore!!!!  Truly lost to time.  Hey btw we have a really exciting cassette themed video dropping in a few weeks, keep ’em peeled…

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]]> https://www.preservationsound.com/check-out-this-crazy-fkkn-tape-deck-technics-edition/feed/ 1 Technics Pro Series Direct-Drive Turntables Circa 1980 https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-pro-series-direct-drive-turntables-circa-1980/ https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-pro-series-direct-drive-turntables-circa-1980/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:56:53 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=6890 Technics_SL1015Download the original catalogs for the Technics SP-15, SP-10 mk2, SL-1015, and SL-1400 turntables:

DOWNLOAD: TechnicsTTs_1980

I’m listening to some obscure 70s vinyl on an old 1200 as I type this, and I have a very similar heavy-duty vintage JVC unit upstairs; oh the 70s and its direct-drive mania.  Pretty cool to see the 1400; I had a 1700 recently that I gave to a friend; the 1400 seems to be sorta a more pro 1700? Anyone?

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]]> https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-pro-series-direct-drive-turntables-circa-1980/feed/ 9 Technics RS-1700 tape machine https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-rs-1700-tape-machine/ https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-rs-1700-tape-machine/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:24:29 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=1565 Download the four-page hi-res sales sheet for the Technics RS-1700 1/4″ stereo tape machine.

DOWNLOAD: Technics_RS-1700_Brochure

The RS-1700 was an update of the iconic RS-1500.  These are great machines.  I had a few in the late 90’s and was forced to sell them in order to buy beer or what have you.  Kinda regret it.  More will come along eventually I imagine.

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