Technical Details
Brand: Chitnis
Model:KMS/66
Application:Consumer
Electronics:Tube
Country of Manufacture:UK
Release dates:1961 - 1964
Original Price: $£69
Tracks:1/2 Rec/PB
Speeds: 3 3/4
Max Reel Size("): 7
Number of heads: 2
Head Composition: Permalloy
Head Configuration:
Voltage(s): 220-240v
Frequency Response:( 3 dB): 30 - 16,000 c
Wow and Flutter:better than 0.1%
Signal-to-Noise Ratio:Signal noise ratio: better than 55 db
Sound quality rating:5 / 10
Long-term reliability rating: 5/ 10
Additional Details
Description
The KMS/66 was a restyled version of the stereo 9/S4K using the same deck and layout as the KM22 & KM33.
Unlike the 9/S4K which only had a single internal speaker (for monitoring purposes) and required external speakers for true hi-fi stereo playback, the KMS/66 had a second speaker, built in to the lid as well as the internal one. However the use of external speakers still resulted in a better stereo reproduction.
Other features included auto stop, superimpose, magic eye level and Bogen heads.
Additional Info
Speed tolerance: better than 0.75% / Rewind time: less than 2 minutes / Bias oscillator: approx. 50,000 c / s / Inputs: Microphone: 3mV / 2M ohm Radio: 3 mV / 100K ohm. Gramophone:, 100 mV / 1M ohm / Outputs: 2 x external speakers – 15Ω, external amplifier / line – 500mV 10KΩ / Speaker(s): two – one internal and the other in lid / Dimensions: 14 x 12 x 8 inches (356 x 305 x 203 mm) / Weight: 20 lbs 9.1 kg) / quarter-track stereo