Sonab C500

 We were anxious to maintains the quality of our Sonab sound. It required a great deal of research and effort to do  this.  The result  is here, the Sonab C500 HiFi cassette deck.

The new Sonab C500 is constructed in such a way as to make it as simple as possible to handle, to play and above all to record.

 Recording as you may know is the function that requires knowledge as well as facilities. To help you as much as possible we have equipped the Sonab C500 with Dolby B-System noise reduction. Tape selector for standard and chrome tapes, which changes both bias, and equalisataion, quasipeak value recording level meters, mixing facilities between left and right channels plus centre microphone, memory rewind and built in amplifier for headphones, which enables you to monitor the recording at a level acceptable to you.

Specifications

Tape Transport:  Servo controlled D.C. motor Single Capstan

Tape Speed:  4,76 cm/sec  ±1%

Wow and Flutter:  ±0,13% WTD peak

Fast Winding Time:  100 sec. For C60 cassette

Instruments:  two quasi peak reading recording meters

Noise reduction System:  Dolby B

Tape Counter: 3 figures with memory rewind

Heads:  Two hard permalloy (High µ Metal) heads

Tape Selector:  for Standard or Chomium dioxide tape with separate bias and correction characteristics

Bias Frequency:  105 kHz

Frequency Response:

Standard tape:  30 - 15,000 Hz ±3 dB

Chrome tape:  30 - 16,000 Hz ±3 dB

Bias Settings: 

Standard = Maxwell UD

Chrome = TDK Kr0₂

Signal-to-Noise Ratio:

Standard tape without Dolby :  51 dB

Standard tape with Dolby :  58 dB

Chrome tape without Dolby :  63 dB

Chrome tape with Dolby :  60 dB

Erasing Suppression:  60 dB

Channel Separation:  35 dB

Cross-talk Suppression:  60 dB

Inputs Sensitivity/Impedance:

Microphone L , R & centre:  0,2 mV/1 k Ω

Line :  70 mV/180k Ω

DIN :  12 mV/30 k Ω

Outputs Level/Impedance:

Headphone :  minimum/8 Ω

Line :  1,2 V/ 600 Ω

DIN :  1,2 V/600 Ω

Power Requirements:  100, 117, 220, 240 Volts, AC 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption:  25 W

Dimensions (W x H x D):  380 x 105 x 250 mm (15" x 4" x 10")

Weight:  4,5 kg (10 lbs)

Colour:  Black