Sansui D-970 Stereo 3-Head Cassette Deck

This Sansui D-970 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Sansui in 1982 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $680 and discontinued 2 years later in 1984.

The main features of the Sansui D-970 are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, digital linear tape counter with 4 digits and memory stop, manual 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 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 D-970 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the D-970 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

To ensure the best response from the wide variety of tapes available adjustment of, bias, equalization and sensitivity, to optimum levels can be performed prior to recording.

Dolby C-type used in the D-970 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.

• Compu-Trec System (Computerized Tape Response Control)