Onkyo TA-2048 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

This Onkyo TA-2048 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Onkyo in 1986 with a list price of USD $380 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Onkyo TA-2048 are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, 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 with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the TA-2048 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the TA-2048 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the TA-2048 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type.

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.