Technics RS-671A Stereo Cassette Deck

This Technics RS-671A is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Technics in 1976 with a recommended retail price of USD $400 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Technics RS-671A are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter and memory stop, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes with additional manual equalization selection, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed diagonally in the cassette well. Additionally the compartement can be accessed easly for head cleaning by removing the well-cover.

Level meters used on the RS-671A are analog needle VU reading meters. Soft-touch controls for fast and easy transport function selection of the RS-671A.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the RS-671A by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.

• HPF Head
• Full Auto Stop
• 2 Motor Tape Transport