Technics RS-M273
Dolby B NR 3 Head

This Technics RS-M273 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Technics in 1981 with a list price of USD $550 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Technics RS-M273 cassette deck are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, digital tape counter with 4 digits, tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck.

Level meters used on the Technics RS-M273 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Technics RS-M273 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1981 Dave Smith proposes the Universal Synthesizer Interface that would become the MIDI standard in 1983.
1982 Seiko introduced the world’s first TV watch.

Features of Technics RS-M273

Display
Display
4-Digıt Digital Counter Digital Peak-Reading Meters
Electronics
Electronics
Record Protection
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Silver Finish Orientation Left Front Loading
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
3 Head Desiǥn 4 Track / 2 Channel
Noise Resuction
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Power
Power Requirements
Alternating Current
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabilıty Chrome Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
Auto Shutoff

Similar to Technics RS-M273 from the period 1981 - 1982