Pioneer CT-A7 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

This Pioneer CT-A7 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Pioneer in 1984 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $500 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Pioneer CT-A7 are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, digital tape counter with 4 digits, automatic tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes, dual capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape loading/unloading is operated motorized 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-A7 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the CT-A7 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the CT-A7 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. 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 CT-A7 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

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.

• Closed Loop Dual Capstan
• Ribbon Sendust Head
• 3 Head System
• Reference Master Mechanism
• DC Amplifier