Denon DR-320 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

This Denon DR-320 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Denon in 1980 with a recommended retail price of USD $425.

The main features of the Denon DR-320 cassette deck are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection and capable of handling 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 Denon DR-320 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Denon DR-320 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Denon DR-320 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.