VHS Tape, AG-1980 Deck

RightMark Audio Analyzer test


Testing chain: External loopback (line-out - line-in)
Sampling mode: 16-bit, 44 kHz

Panasonic AG-1980 (HiFi audio) in VHS mode
+7 dB VU on test tone   July 30, 2004 J.Beale




Summary

Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: +0.20, -0.16Very good
Noise level, dB (A): -85.4Good
Dynamic range, dB (A): 84.4Good
THD, %: 0.079Average
IMD, %: 0.682Poor
Stereo crosstalk, dB: -83.9Very good

General performance: Good




Frequency response

Spectrum graph


Frequency range Response
From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB-0.36, +0.21
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB-0.16, +0.20




Noise level

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
RMS power, dB:-77.7-78.0
RMS power (A-weighted), dB:-85.4-85.4
Peak level, dB FS:-66.1-65.1
DC offset, %:-0.00-0.00




Dynamic range

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
Dynamic range, dB:+78.2+78.4
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB:+84.5+84.4
DC offset, %:-0.00-0.00




THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
THD, %:0.0790.090
THD + Noise, %:0.5420.523
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %:0.5410.544




Intermodulation distortion

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
IMD + Noise, %:0.7000.682
IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %:0.6650.656




Stereo crosstalk

Spectrum graph


Parameter L <- R L -> R
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB:-78-80
Crosstalk at 1 kHz, dB:-83-81
Crosstalk at 10 kHz, dB:-81-84

This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer 5.3