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Model Year Heads F.R., ±3dB, Hz-kHz W&F, WRMS, % S/N, NR off, dB S/N, Best NR, dB NR & Bias Rec. Cal. Auto Reverse Tape Drive Capst. Drive Motors Meters Weight, kg Price, MSRP, USD Notes
AD-1500 /
AD-5500*		 1973 2
(FGH)		 30-16 0,07 54 60 B/DNR Manual No Open Belt 1 VU 6,2 320 Top loading;
*Japanese model
AD-1600 /
AD-5600*		 1974 2
(FGH)		 30-17 0,07 56 62 B/DNR Manual No Open Belt 1 VU 6,2 360 Top loading;
*Japanese model
AD-6500 /
AD-7600*		 1976 2
(FGH)		 30-17 0,07 56 62 B Manual No Open Belt 1 VU 8,5 370 Slanted Mechanism;
*Japanese model
AD-1800 /
AD-5700*		 1976 2
(FGH)		 30-18 0,05 59 65 B/DNR Manual No Open Belt 1 VU 7,5 450 Top loading;
*Japanese model
AD-6300 /
AD-7300*		 1976 2
(UHP)		 30-16 0,09 54 60 B Manual No Open Belt 1 VU 6,7 260 *Japanese model
AD-6800 /
AD-7800*		 1977 3**
(FGH)		 20-18 0,05 58 68 B Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
Peak		 10,0 650 Azimuth adj.; Slanted mech.; *Japan. model; **Test head for cal. only
AD-7700 1977 2
(FGH)		         B Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
Peak		   570 Slanted Mechanism;
Japanese model
AD-6550 /
AD-7500*		 1977 2
(FGH)		 20-17 0,05 59 65 B Manual No Open Belt 1 VU 7,5 470 *Japanese model;
Tape time indicator
AD-6400 1977 2
(FGH)		 20-17 0,05 59 65 B Manual No Open Belt 1 VU 7,5 380  
AD-6900 /
AD-F90*		 1978 3
(CVC)		 20-20 0,04 58 68 B Manual No Closed** Belt 2 VU+
Peak		 9,5 850 *Japanese model;
**Back-tension pin
AD-F80 1978 3
(CVC)		 25-17 0,04 55 65 B Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
Peak		 9,5 790 Japanese model
AD-6600 1978 2
(FGH)		 20-17 0,04 55 63 B Manual No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 8		 8,5 490 Tape time indicator
AD-6900II /
AD-F90M*		 1979 3
(CVC)		 20-20 0,04 54 68 B Manual No Closed** Belt 2 VU+
Peak		 9,8 1 000 *Japanese model;
**Back-tension pin
AD-F80M 1979 3
(CVC)		 20-20 0,04 54 68 B Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
Peak		 9,5 930 Japanese model
AD-6700 /
AD-F70*		 1979 2
(FGH)		 25-19 0,04 53 65 B Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 8		 9,5 750 *Japanese model;
Tape time indicator
AD-L40U 1979 2
(SGH)		 30-17 0,04 55 65 B Manual No Open Belt 2 LED 20 6,9 490  
AD-M800U /
AD-F77M**		 1980 3
(SCVC)		 30-17 0,04 58 68 B Auto / Manual No Closed* Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 7,2 760 **Japanese model;
*Back-tension pin
AD-M700U /
AD-F66M**		 1980 3
(SCVC)		 20-19 0,04 53 65 B Manual No Closed* Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 7,0 490 **Japanese model;
*Back-tension pin
AD-M600U /
AD-F60M*		 1980 2
(SGH)		 20-19 0,04 53 65 B Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 7,0 470 *Japanese model;
Tape time indicator
AD-R500U /
AD-F700R*		 1980 3**
(SGH)		 20-19 0,04 54 65 B Manual Yes Open Belt 2 VU 6,1 450 *Japanese model;
**2 erase heads
AD-3800U /
AD-FF8*		 1981 3
(DX)		 20-18 0,025 60 75 B/C Auto No Closed Belt 2 LED 16 5,1 595 Auto demagnetizing;
*Japanese model
AD-3700U /
AD-FF6*		 1981 3
(DX)		 25-18 0,028 60 75 B/C Manual No Closed Belt 2 LED 12 5,1 495 Auto demagnetizing;
*Japanese model
AD-3500U /
AD-FF5*		 1981 3
(DX)		 25-17 0,035 59 74 B/C Manual No Open Belt 1 LED 12 4,0 395 Auto demagnetizing;
*Japanese model
AD-R600U /
AD-FF7R*		 1981 3**
(DX)		 30-17 0,035 57 78 B/C Manual Yes Open Belt 2 LED 12 5,5 395 *Japanese model;
**2 erase heads
AD-3600U 1982 3
(DX)		 20-19 0,029 58 68 B/HX Manual No Closed Belt 2 LED 12 5,3 460  
AD-3300U 1982 2
(DX)		 20-16 0,045 58 78 B/C Manual No Open Belt 1 LED 12 6,5 370 Horizontal tape transport
AD-F990U /
AD-FF90*		 1983 3
(A)		 20-21 0,025 61 80 B/C/H Auto No Closed Belt 2 FL 18 5,5 595 Auto demagnetizing;
Auto Dolby NR Detection;
*Japanese model
AD-F770U /
AD-FF70*		 1983 3
(DX)		 20-20 0,025 61 80 B/C/H Auto No Closed Belt 2 FL 18 5,5 495 Auto demagnetizing;
*Japanese model
AD-F660U /
AD-FF60*		 1983 3
(DX)		 20-20 0,028 61 80 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 2 LED 12 5,5 375 Auto demagnetizing;
*Japanese model
AD-R650U 1984 4*
(DX)		 20-18 0,035 61 80 B/C/H Manual Yes Open Belt 2 LED 8 5,0 395 Auto demagnetizing;
*2 erase heads
AD-R550U /
AD-R50*		 1984 2
(DX)		 20-16 0,038 60 78 B/C/H Manual Yes Open Belt 2 LED 8 5,2 320 *Japanese model
AD-F640 /
AD-S40U*		 1986 3
(DX)		 20-18 0,028 61 78 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 2 FL 12 4,7 330 Auto demagnetizing;
*USA Model
AD-F620 /
AD-S20U*		 1986 3
(DX)		 20-18 0,055 61 78 B/C Manual No Open Belt 1 LED 8 4,2 250 Auto demagnetizing;
*USA Model
XK-009 1988 3
(A)		 20-22 0,018 60 95 B/C/D/H Manual No Closed Belt 3 FL 24 10,2 1 100 Rec. EQ calibration
XK-007 1988 3
(SDX)		 20-20 0,025 60 95 B/C/D/H Manual No Closed Belt 2 FL 24 8,1 900  
XK-005 1988 3
(SDX)		 20-19 0,035 59 78 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 3 FL 12 5,2 500 Japanese model
AD-F880 1988 3
(SDX)		 20-19 0,035 59 78 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 2 FL 12 5,2 450 With remote control
AD-F780 1988 3
(SDX)		 20-19 0,035 59 78 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 2 FL 12 5,2 400  
XK-R515 1988 2
(A)		 20-19 0,055 61 78 B/C/H Manual Yes Open Belt 1 FL 12 4,8 330 Japanese model
AD-F1000 1989 3
(SDX)		 20-20 0,025 60 95 B/C/D/H Manual No Closed Belt 2 FL 16 8,1 880  
AD-F800 1989 3
(SDX)		 20-19 0,035 59 78 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 2 FL 12 5,1 450  
AD-F700 1989 2
(A)		 20-18 0,055 59 78 B/C/H Manual No Open Belt 1 FL 12 4,8 400  
AD-R707 1990 2
(A)		 20-18 0,065 61 78 B/C/H Manual Yes Open Belt 1 FL 12 4,0 275  
AD-F910 /
XK-5000*		 1991 3
(SDX/A)		 15-21 0,028 58 75 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 3 FL 16 5,5 465 *Japanese model
AD-F810 1991 3
(SDX)		 15-20 0,035 60 78 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 2 FL 16 5,1 400  
XK-S9000 1992 3
(A)		 13-24 0,018 65 87 B/C/S/H Manual No Closed Belt 4 FL 24 14,0 1 150 Build-in 18-bit DAC;
210 kHz high bias;
Rec. EQ calibration
XK-S7000 1992 3
(SDX/A)		 13-24 0,025 63 84 B/C/S/H Manual No Closed Belt 3 FL 24 11,8 949 Build-in 18-bit DAC
AD-S950 1994 3
(SDX)		 15-21 0,035 60 84 B/C/S/H Manual No Closed Belt 2 FL 16 5,0 500  
AD-F850 1994 3
(SDX)		 15-21 0,035 60 78 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 2 FL 16 4,5 400  
AD-S750 1994 2
(HP)		 20-19 0,065 59 80 B/C/S/H Auto No Open Belt 1 FL 12 4,0 325  

Last updated: January 27, 2021.

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