Pioneer CT-940 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

The Pioneer CT-940 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was introduced by Pioneer in 1983 with a list price of USD $310 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Pioneer CT-940 are: 2 heads, electronic tape counter with 4 digits, manual tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes, 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 CT-940 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the CT-940 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the CT-940 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. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.