Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
This is a top-of-the-line CS880 recorder introduced by Aiwa in 1981.
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
It is undoubtedly one of the heavier speakers, weighing 8.6 kg (excluding batteries). It measures 588x325x163mm.
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
It has a nice digital tuner with radio presets, as well as a very smooth and stable tape recorder with a Wow & Flutter rating of just 0.038%, no less than a home hifi recorder.
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Its frequency response is very good for speakers (35 to 16,000 Hz when using metal tape).
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
The amplifier section consists of two Panasonic AN7146 chips. Using conservative FTC standards, output power is as low as 2x7 watts. But its "maximum" output should be 2x14 watts.
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
On the front, it has 5 speakers (two 14cm woofers, two 5cm tweeters and a 17cm passive radiator) and the blue panel dominates.
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
There is no phase tube on the back of this speaker at all, so the bass stays inside to work with passive radiators.
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
The woofers have large magnets and soft foam surrounds that allow them to really move and produce enough bass to make passive radiator vibrations very noticeable. There's also a "DSL" button (Dynamic Super Loudness) to further enhance the bass.
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
The sound quality of this speaker is very good. Most collectors say it was one of the best speakers of that era.
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
The CS-880 recorder is all black tuner dial. Only the Japanese domestic version (Aiwa CS-J88) has a white dial.
Aihua CS-880 portable radio and tape recorder produced in the 1980s Product Introduction Radio Tuner Card Tape Recorder Power Amplifier Connected Socket Electroacoustic Device
