Tape Digital audio tape
Recording head Rotary head
Recording time Standard: 120 minutes
Long-play mode: 240 minutes (with DT-120)
Tape speed Standard: 8.15 mm/s
Long-play mode: 4.075 mm/s
Drum rotation Standard: 2,000 rpm
Long-play mode: 1,000 rpm
Error correction Double-Read Solomon code
Track pitch 13.6 µm (20.4 µm)
Sampling frequency 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz
Modulation system 8-10 Modulation
Transfer rate 2.46 Mbit/sec
Number of channels 2 channels, stereo
D/A conversion (Quantization) Standard: 16-bit linear
Long-play mode: 12-bit non-linear
Frequency response Standard: 2-22,000 Hz (±0.5 dB)
Long-play mode: 2-14,500 Hz (±0.5 dB)
Signal-to-noise ratio Standard: more than 90 dB
Long-play mode: more than 90 dB
Dynamic range Standard: more than 90 dB
Long-play mode: more than 90 dB
Total harmonic distortion Standard: less than 0.005% (1 kHz)
Long-play mode: less than 0.08% (1 kHz)
Wow and flutter Below measurable limit (±0.001% W. PEAK)
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