Revox EVOLUTION

1 9 9 1 1991
1 9 9 5 1995

A stunning "compact" system made of... vertical separates.

Available with Evolution Piccolo floor-standing 'speakers or a subwoofer + satellite (specific versions of the MK Piccolo, MK Piccolo Bass) combo), the Revox Evolution holds an amplifier, a tuner, a CD player and a cassette deck (optional), plus, perhaps more important, far more important, even crucial, a big LCD display which orders everything around.

The finish is made of Quaryl, quartz sand mixed with acryl, available in white or black, both versions having an "andante" classic music sheet printed on all sides.
The four separates are linked through their top horizontal articulation with a parallel port lookalike, plug-in style.

If neither gracious or really beautiful, the Evolution is impressive to look at - it even received the '93/'94 EISA award for design.
It seems, however, that the "central heating" design slant didn't help sales much - evolution sometimes faces dead ends.

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Revox EVOLUTION specifications
Title Value
AMPLIFIER AMPLIFIER
Type : Kaltverstärker-Technik with microprocessor-controlled output
Volume control : silent MDAC
Outputs : 2x loudspeaker pairs
1x tape rec
Inputs : 1x aux
Multiroom : Revox-Multiroom ready
Power output : 2x 150W (sinus, 4 Ohm)
THD : 0,007% (1Khz, 100W / 4 Ohm)
S/N ratio : 96dB
Stereo separation : 70dB (1Khz, 1kOhm)
Frequency response : 20Hz...20Khz (+0 / -0,5dB)
TUNER TUNER
Type : RDS with 35 memory presets
automemory & alphanumerical display
Range : 87,5MHz...108MHz
Frequenzraster : 50Khz
Bandwidth : 130Khz (-3dB)
Frequency response : 20Hz...15Khz (+0,5 / -1,5dB)
THD : 0,1%
Noise floor : 80dB
CD PLAYER CD PLAYER
Type : 1bit / 256fs oversampling in differential mode
Digital filter : 20bit / 8fs oversampling
Frequency response : 31,5Hz...20Khz (± 0,2dB)
THD : < 0,005%
S/N ratio : 100dB (A weighted)
Stereo separation : 90dB (1Khz)
K7 RECORDER K7 RECORDER
Drive : Dual-capstan with Quartz control
Automatic bias & eq microprocessor
Noise reduction : Dolby B & C
Dolby HX-Pro
Frequency response : 30Hz...20Khz (±3dB ; -20dB input, Type I, II & IV)
Wow & flutter : < 0,1% (JIS weighted)
THD : 1% (Type I)
1,5% (Type II)
1,5% (Type IV)
S/N ratio : 72dB (Dolby C, Type I)
73dB (Dolby C, Type II)
73dB (Dolby C, Type IV)
Stereo separation : > 40dB (1Khz)
GENERAL GENERAL
PC : 600W maximum
40...60W typical
5W standby
Weight : 14kg amplifier
5,2kg tuner
7kg CD player
7kg K7 recorder
Height : 67,5cm (display up)
64,6cm (display down)
Width : 39cm (without recorder)
53,5cm (with recorder)
Depth : 33cm
Evolution PICCOLO satellites Evolution PICCOLO satellites
Type : 2-way bass reflex
Frequency response : 55Hz...20Khz
Output : 50W (sinus)
70W (music)
Nominal impedance : 4 Ohm
SPL : 86dB /1W /1m
Dimensions : 23,5 x 14 x 15cm
Weight : 2,4kg.
Evolution PICCOLO subwoofer Evolution PICCOLO subwoofer
Frequency response : 33Hz...110Hz
Output : 100W (sinus)
150W (music)
Nominal impedance : 2x 4 Ohm
SPL : 88dB /1W /1m
Dimensions : 50 x 25 x 40cm
Weight : 13,3kg.
EVOLUTION PICCOLO EVOLUTION PICCOLO
Type : 3-way bass reflex
Frequency response : 33Hz...20Khz
Output : 140W (sinus)
170W (music)
Nominal impedance : 4 Ohm
SPL : 87dB /1W /1m
Dimensions : 95,5 x 22 x 28cm
Weight : 16,2kg.
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