Marantz 5030B Stereo Cassette Deck

This Marantz 5030B is a stereo cassette deck with double Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Marantz in 1978 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $470 and discontinued 2 years later in 1980.

The main features of the Marantz 5030B cassette deck are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, mechanical 3 digit tape counter and memory stop, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and ferro-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 Marantz 5030B cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters with peak indicator for easy adjustment of optimum recording level. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Marantz 5030B transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Marantz 5030B by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. The three-head configuration of the Marantz 5030B requires a Double Dolby system, one for recording and one for playback. 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 5030B filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

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.