Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The 1974 Superscope CD-301. It sure looks cool.

Oops, I messed up on an edit. I was supposed to place the quick A/B sound sample comparison after the RX-202 clip. My mistake - now it's in between the two playback. Oh well.

Some more info from ronniebear in Tapeheads.net forum:
tapeheads.net/showthread.php?t=77579

MSRP in 1974:
$139

Frequency response:
40 hz to 10,000 hz (normal tape)
40 hz to 14,000 hz (CrO2 tape)

SNR:
48db (normal)
51db (CrO2)


Tape decks before IEC 1981 standard
tapeheads.net/showthread.php?t=15860