Sharp RT-31 Stereo Cassette Deck

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This Sharp RT-31 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Sharp in 1981 with a list price of USD $150 and discontinued 4 years later in 1985.

The main features of the Sharp RT-31 cassette deck are: 2 heads, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome, ferro-chrome and metal tapes.

Typical front loading cassette deck.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Sharp RT-31 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

Historic events

1981 Dave Smith proposes the Universal Synthesizer Interface that would become the MIDI standard in 1983.

1982 Seiko introduced the world’s first TV watch.

1983 The Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is introduced at the first North American Music Manufacturers (NAMM) show in Los Angeles.

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.

Sharp RT-31 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Sharp RT-31 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Sharp in 1981 with a list price of USD $150 and discontinued 4 years later in 1985.

Historic events

Features of Sharp RT-31

Similar to Sharp RT-31 from the period 1981 - 1985