Sansui D-79C Stereo Cassette Deck

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The Sansui D-79C is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was introduced by Sansui in 1984 with a recommended retail price of USD $230 and discontinued 2 years later in 1986.

The main features of the Sansui D-79C cassette deck are: 2 heads, 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.

Dolby C-type used in the Sansui D-79C provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type.

Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.

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.