Marantz SD 9020 2 Speed Compudeck
This Marantz SD 9020 is a stereo cassette deck with double Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Marantz in 1981 with a recommended retail price of USD $775 and discontinued a year later.
The main features of the Marantz SD 9020 are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, digital tape counter with 4 digits and memory stop, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome, ferro-chrome and metal tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.
Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed directly over the head block. Additionally the heads can be easilly accessed for cleaning.
Level meters used on the SD 9020 are generic digital peak reading meters with multi-color indication to provide visual saturation level of tape. Full-logic transport controls used on the SD 9020 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection. 9,5 cm/s faster recording/playback speed used in the SD 9020 offers extended frequency response, increased dynamic range and transient response. SD 9020.
The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the SD 9020 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. The three-head configuration of the SD 9020 requires a Double Dolby system, one for recording and one for playback. The 19kHz multiplex pilot slgnal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the SD 9020 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.
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.
- Sendust Alloy
- 2 Motor Servo Control
- 3 Head System
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Features of Marantz SD 9020
Bias Fine Tune
2 Mono Microphone Inputs
RCA Input/Output Connectors
Headphones
Digital Peak-Reading Meters
Multi Color Peak-Reading Meters
4-Digıt Digital Counter
Digital Clock
Orientation Left
Champagne Finish
Front Loading
Stereo
3 Head Desiǥn
4 Track / 2 Channel
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
MPX Filter
Double Dolby NR Circuits
Music Scan
Full Logic Transport Control
Memory Repeat
Timer Recording/Playback
Record Mute
Memory Stop
Real-Time Tape Monitoring
Memory Play
Alternating Current
Individual Input Level Controls
Output-Level Control
Mix Line + Microphone Signals
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
3¾ ips - 9.52 cm/s
Manual Tape Type Selection
Ferro-Chrome Tape Capabılity
Normal Tape Capabılity
Chrome Tape Capabılity
Metal Tape Capabılity
Servo Controlled Transport
2x Motor Mechanism
Auto Shutoff
Direct Loading
Sìngle Capsŧan Transport
Belt Drive (Capsŧan)
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