JVC CD-1950 Stereo Cassette Deck

This JVC CD-1950 is a stereo cassette deck with JVC's ANRS noise reduction, it was first sold by JVC in 1971 with a recommended retail price of USD $300 and discontinued 4 years later in 1975.

The main features of the JVC CD-1950 are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes with additional manual equalization selection, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the right side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed upside-down in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the CD-1950 are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable CD-1950 transport function selection.

With ANRS noise reduction used in the CD-1950 the signals of low level are compressed in the recording process and expanded in a complementary way during playback in order to reduce noise without altering the tonal quality of the original sound. In this Automatic Noise-Reduction System's process, the hissing noise inherent in tape recording in the region of 5 kHz, is reduced by approximately 10 dB.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.

• ANRS (Automatic Noise Reduction System)