JVC VICTOR KD-85 SA Hi End Stereo Cassette TAPE Deck Vintage 1978 WORK Good Look

JVC VÍCTOR KD-85SA

Stereo Cassette Deck (1978)

Description

The JVC KD-85 Stereo Cassette Deck always lets you make a perfect recording. Damage to tapes and mechanism is also avoided.

Besides that, the JVC KD-85 is a beautiful machine to behold. Its a visual pleasure. a JVC design coup which, among other extras, includes a Spectro Peak Indicator.

Superb specifications include a 30 to 16,000Hz frequency response with chrome tape, a better than 56dB signal to noise ratio with ANRS off and 0.05% wrms wow/flutter. Those figures are roughly comparable to open-reel performance parameters.

The KD-85 uses the best mechanism ever conceived for a cassette deck - the two-motor ID mechanism. In this configuration, two motors are employed to insure stable tape transport: a frequency generator servomotor for capstan drive and a DC motor for reel drive.

Because each drive mechanism operates independently of the other, and because its operation is thus simplified, the KD-85 achieves a very, very low wow/flutter of less than 0.05% wrms.

Full logic control of the KD-85 is the job of three dependable TTL ICs - one custom made MSI type and two TTL ICs. These controls permit direct changing of modes with a light push of buttons which requires only a 6mm stroke. Memory Stop facility is also included.

Specifications

Type: 2-head, single compact cassette deck

Track System: 4-track, 2-channel stereo

Tape Speed: 4.8 cm/s

Heads: 1 x record/playback, 1 x erase

Motor: frequency controlled DC servo

Tape Type: type I, FeCr, CrO2

Noise Reduction: ANRS

Frequency Response: 30Hz to 16kHz (Cr02 tape)

Signal to Noise Ratio: 61dB (ANRS)

Wow and Flutter: 0.05%

Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.4%

Input: 80mV (line), 0.2mV (mic)

Output: 0.5V (line)

Semiconductors: 18 x IC, 65 x transistors, 94 x diodes, 5 x zener diodes

Dimensions: 450 x 158 x 327mm

Weight: 9.9kg

Year: 1978

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