NEC 1000E

Little is documented about the NEC 1000E, and the model number is ambiguous. Period sources apply "1000E" to two different NEC products. On the audio side, it belongs to a dynamic microphone, the D-1000E. Audio-Collection (1972, p.127) listed a D-1000TS variant, described as the same microphone modified for hi-impedance operation, with an on-off switch and a 24-foot cable. That implies the D-1000E itself was the lo-impedance version. Beyond that one directory entry, the microphone's full specifications don't survive in the archive's records.

The name also turns up in video, where the coverage is somewhat better. High Fidelity (June 1982, p.40) listed the VC-P1000E VCR at $830, the TT-1000E tuner/timer at $315, and the TC-1000E color video camera at $1,050. A later High Fidelity hands-on report (October 1982, p.53) described the VC-P1000E/TT-1000E as a Beta-format portable deck and tuner/timer with a generous array of convenience features. This page lives in the audio section, so the two NEC 1000Es shouldn't be mixed up.

D-1000E: dynamic microphone; hi-impedance variant D-1000TS adds an on-off switch and 24' cable
VC-P1000E (1982): Beta-format portable VCR — $830
TT-1000E (1982): tuner/timer — $315
TC-1000E (1982): color video camera — $1,050