Audio-Technica AT 702
The Audio-Technica AT 702 is a belt-drive stereo turntable. Its exact production years and original price haven't turned up in any documentation. It shows up in spec databases but left little period press or marketing material. The specs describe a solidly built automatic table: a DC servo motor driving a 300mm aluminum die-cast platter, with an automatic return at the end of the record. Wow and flutter is rated at 0.07% WRMS and rumble at better than -70dB (DIN-B), which would have been respectable for the era.
The tonearm is a static-balanced S-shape with a detachable headshell, 230mm effective length, 15mm overhang, and a tracking force range of 0.5 to 2.5 grams. A cartridge came from the factory - the Audio-Technica AT10. The whole thing measures 435 × 130 × 340mm and weighs 5.8 kg, drawing just 5W. Two independent databases agree on these specs, which is handy given how little else is out there.
No professional reviews of the AT 702 have surfaced in the period literature, and there are no owner complaints or long-term reliability notes either. The AT-703 headphones were listed at $33 in a HiFI-Stereo directory (HiFI-Stereo, 1979, p.97). The only real-world data points come from recent marketplace listings: units in excellent condition with dust cover and cartridge have sold around $259, and very good condition examples around $227.
Known Specifications
- Belt drive, automatic return
- DC servo motor
- 300mm aluminum die-cast platter
- 33⅓ / 45 rpm
- Wow & flutter: 0.07% WRMS
- Rumble: < −70dB (DIN-B)
- Static balanced S-shaped tonearm, detachable headshell
- Effective tonearm length: 230mm; overhang: 15mm
- Tracking force: 0.5–2.5g
- Cartridge: AT10 (included)
- Dimensions: 435 × 130 × 340mm; weight: 5.8 kg
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