Sansui

Sansui D-69C Stereo Cassette Deck

Sansui D-69C
Dolby B NR Dolby C logo Soft Touch Metal Tape

The Sansui D-69C is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was introduced by Sansui in 1984 with a list price of USD $200 and discontinued 2 years later in 1986.

The main features of the Sansui D-69C cassette deck are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck.

Soft-touch controls for fast and easy transport function selection of the Sansui D-69C cassette deck.

Dolby C-type used in the Sansui D-69C 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.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1984 The first episode of the Miami Vice television crime drama series, premiered on NBC.
1985 Sony and Philips produced the standard for Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) computer discs that would use the same laser technology as the audio CD.
1986 IBM unveils the PC Convertible, the first laptop computer.

Features of Sansui D-69C

Connectors
Connectivity
2 Mono Microphone Inputs RCA Input/Output Connectors Headphones
Display
Display
3-Digıt Mechanical Counter
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Silver Finish Orientation Left Front Loading
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
2 Head Desiǥn 4 Track / 2 Channel
Noise Resuction
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction Dolby-C Noise Reduction
Controls
Operation
One-Touch Record Standby Soft Touch Transport Control
Power
Power Requirements
Alternating Current
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabilıty Manual Tape Type Selection Chrome Tape Capabilıty Metal Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
Auto Shutoff Sìngle Capsŧan Transport Belt Drive (Capsŧan)

Similar to Sansui D-69C from the period 1984 - 1986

1986 Sansui D-705

D-705

dot 3 Heads dot Dolby-C NR dot Metal Tape dot Stereo dot Digital Meters
1986 Sansui D-505R

D-505R

dot Auto Reverse dot Dolby-C NR dot Full Logic Control dot Metal Tape dot Stereo
1986 Sansui D-505

D-505

dot Dolby-C NR dot Full Logic Control dot Metal Tape dot Stereo dot Digital Meters
1984 Sansui D-290

D-290

dot Dolby-C NR dot Full Logic Control dot Metal Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo
1982 Sansui D-55M

D-55M

dot Dolby-B NR dot Metal Tape dot Stereo
1984 Pioneer CT-960
Pioneer

CT-960

dot Dolby-C NR dot Digital Meters dot Soft Touch Control dot Metal Tape
1985 Marantz PMD101
Marantz

PMD101

dot Manual Control dot Metal Tape dot Single Capstan dot Mono dot Top Loading
1985 Onkyo TA-2230
Onkyo

TA-2230

dot Full Logic Control dot Chrome Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo
1980 JVC KD-A11
JVC

KD-A11

dot Dolby-B NR dot Manual Control dot Metal Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo
1985 Teac V-340
Teac

V-340

dot Dolby-B NR dot Soft Touch Control dot Chrome Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo
1978 Sony TC-U30
Sony

TC-U30

dot Dolby-B NR dot Manual Control dot FeCr Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo