Technics C01

1978 was a good year to physically bring to life the most famous slogan of the 1970s : "Small is BIG".

Technics did its own bigsmallbig with the Concise components while Diatone launched the M01 System, Sony followed two months later with the original Precise P7 system and the Falcon series, Toshiba with the (excellent) System 15 system, alongside Aiwa's Aiwa 22 system which would be rebadged by many manufacturers until 1983/84.

If we are now used to see minisystems and even -literally- microscopic ones, in 1979 all this was new, quite fascinating and still built like full-fledged components : fair componentry, good mechanics and even high-end features like Pulse Power Supply or elaborate phono MC stages.

Needless to say, mini and micro systems would never be built like this again until some (Sony, Teac, Harman/Kardon or Luxman/Alpine) did attempt to make good-sound-in-a-shoebox when the audio market itself was beginning to show definitive signs of weakness in the early 1990s.

1978 was the big turnaround and all of the components mentioned above did embody what was to come : small, unobtrusive and easy to use. All that was needed to complete the new picture was... CD.
And CD spells Compact Disc.


The C01 series existed in black as well (C01K) but that is an xxxxxx-rare object.

• Technics SE-C01                             (1)last updated by Grinda - 03/01/2011, 14H36 Open this topic in TVK Talk
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    Grinda
    03/01/11
    14H36
    Hello. I bought a decent set of Technics C01 Series. It came with two power amplifier SE-C01 units. Found it on Ebay. I tested it - it works like a charm, but...
    I was looking for such a midi sized set for quite a while. One of the reasons I decided to bid on it was the fact that there were two power amplifier units in this set. Since all information I have found on the internet told me that this little beasts can be switched to mono mode I thought I made a very good purchase. But as the boxes were delivered I found out that this two SE-C01 units don't have the STEREO-MONO swich on the bottom, as I was said on internet sources, also the label doesn't say Stereo/Mono DC Power Amplifier, but only Stereo DC Power Amplifier.
    
    I am not a complete vintage gear lunatic and I also don't have any knowledge of the electrical components inside this boxes. I just enjoy the sound and the design of this old masterpieces. Could somebody explain to me this anomaly? It looks like there were different production types of this units, some with the MONO swich, some without it. I presume the insides have to be different as well, or could it be that there is this stereo/mono switching unit present as well on the inside, but there is just no switch on the outside?
    
    Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the sound with just one power amplifier as well. I also know that the main difference between one and two power amplifier units is POWER only (my Acoustic Reaserch AR7 Speakers go well with just one of those units). But someday, with a larger place to stay, there will be bigger speakers on my mind, which might need more power. I would also need a second SH-C01 Pulse Power unit for dual mono stages...
    
    Anybody?
• Technics C01 system                             (3)last updated by Cloth Ears - 30/08/2011, 11H41 Open this topic in TVK Talk
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    Cloth Ears
    25/08/11
    09H28
    Nice to see this place up and running again.
    
    I was just looking at the Technics C01 page and saw that the power supply isn't mentioned. I bought the Technics SU-C01 pre-amplifer, the SE-C01 power amplifier and the SH-C01 power supply in one package a while back. Lovely little unit, but in need of some TLC (power wiring on the back was a little 'dicky' and the power amp cage was a little rusty and some of the pots could have done with a clean). I'm no good a DIY electronics, and it would have cost too much, so I passed it on to someone else.
    
    I'll see if I can find some pictures I took and upload them. They'll be at home on the PC somewhere.
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    Axel
    25/08/11
    19H19
    Hello Jon !
    
    The place is up allright... not sure it is actually "running" ;-)
    
    I'll try to amend the post - I indeed forgot about the optional/market-dependent power supply.
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    Cloth Ears
    30/08/11
    11H41
    Here's one I prepared earlier. I'm sure there's at least a couple more on my home PC.

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