Superscope CD-330 Professional Cassette Recorder

The Superscope CD-330 is a stereo cassette deck with double Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Superscope in 1978 and discontinued 4 years later in 1982.

The main features of the Superscope CD-330 cassette deck are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, analog 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes with additional manual equalization selection, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical of this deck is the 70's top loading layout with the cassette compartiment located on the right 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 Superscope CD-330 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Superscope CD-330 transport function selection. Cue and review can be used to easily and quickly locate the beginning of a passage.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Superscope CD-330 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. The three-head configuration of the Superscope CD-330 requires a Double Dolby system, one for recording and one for playback.

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.