Sanyo RD 5030 Stereo Cassette Deck

The Sanyo RD 5030 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Sanyo in 1978 with a list price of USD $140 and discontinued 2 years later in 1980.

The main features of the Sanyo RD 5030 are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection with support for normal and chrome 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 RD 5030 are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable RD 5030 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the RD 5030 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

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.

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