Dual C 939 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Dual C 939 is a auto-reverse stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Dual in 1977 with a recommended retail price of USD $580 and discontinued 2 years later in 1979.

The main features of the Dual C 939 cassette deck are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter and memory stop, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes, belt driven dual-capstan transport.

Typical of this deck is the 70's top loading layout 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 Dual C 939 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Dual C 939 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Dual C 939 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.