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 |
D-2300 | 1973 | 2 (F) |
30-16 | 0,13 | 50 | 58 | DNL | No | No | Open | Belt | 1 | VU | 4,7 | 240 | Top loading |
D-4500 | 1974 | 3 (F) |
20-20 | 0,045 | 55 | 63 | B | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 3 | VU | 12,0 | 900 | World's first: R&P combination head; Top loading; Japanese model |
D-3500 | 1974 | 3 (F) |
20-20 | 0,05 | 55 | 63 | B | Manual | No | Closed* | Belt | 1 | VU | 7,0 | 450 | Top loading; *Back-tension pin |
D-2500 | 1974 | 2 (F) |
20-17 | 0,12 | 50 | 58 | B | Manual | No | Open | Belt | 1 | VU | 4,8 | 315 | Top loading |
D-600 | 1975 | 2 (HP) |
20-18 | 0,08 | 53 | 60 | B | No | No | Open | Belt | 1 | VU | 6,5 | 310 | Horizontal tape transport; Japanese model |
D-2750 | 1975 | 2 (HP) |
20-16 | 0,05 | 56 | 63 | B/DNL | No | No | Open | Belt | 1 | VU | 7,0 | 300 | Top loading; Export model |
D-610 | 1976 | 3 (F) |
20-18 | 0,07 | 53 | 60 | DNL | No | No | Closed | Belt | 1 | VU | 6,0 | 285 | |
D-500 | 1976 | 3 (F) |
20-18 | 0,08 | 53 | 60 | B | No | No | Closed* | Belt | 1 | VU | 6,5 | 295 | Horizontal tape transport; *Back-tension pin |
D-9000 | 1977 | 3 (F) |
20-25 | 0,04 | 62 | 72 | B | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 3 | VU | 13,0 | 900 | Elcaset; Discrete 3 head; Clone: Sony EL-7 |
D-800 | 1977 | 3 (F) |
30-18 | 0,05 | 55 | 63 | B | Manual | No | Closed* | Belt | 1 | VU | 9,3 | 480 | Horizontal tape transport; *Back-tension pad |
D-150 | 1977 | 3 (F) |
20-18 | 0,08 | 53 | 63 | B | No | No | Closed | Belt | 1 | VU | 5,3 | 365 | Portable |
D-650 | 1977 | 3 (F) |
20-18 | 0,07 | 53 | 60 | DNL | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 1 | VU | 7,0 | 380 | |
D-555 | 1977 | 2 (HP) |
20-18 | 0,08 | 53 | 60 | B | No | Yes | Open | Belt | 1 | VU | 6,9 | 355 | Export model |
D-720 | 1977 | 2 (HP) |
30-15 | 0,07 | 53 | 58 | B | No | No | Open | Belt | 1 | VU | 7,0 | 260 | Export model |
D-900 | 1978 | 3 (F) |
20-20 | 0,05 | 55 | 63 | B | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 1 | VU | 8,5 | 529 | |
D-850 | 1978 | 3 (F) |
30-15 | 0,05 | 55 | 63 | B/FM | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 1 | VU | 7,0 | 400 | |
D-650mkII | 1978 | 3 (F) |
20-18 | 0,07 | 53 | 60 | DNL | No | No | Closed | Belt | 1 | VU | 6,5 | 380 | |
D-610mkII | 1978 | 3 (F) |
20-18 | 0,07 | 53 | 60 | DNL | No | No | Closed | Belt | 1 | VU | 6,0 | 340 | |
D-580 | 1978 | 2 (HP) |
20-18 | 0,04 | 54 | 62 | B | Manual | No | Open | Belt | 2 | VU+ LED 2 | 6,9 | 380 | |
D-5500 | 1979 | 3 (F+T) |
20-20 | 0,028 | 60 | 69 | B | Auto | No | Closed | Direct | 2 | VU+ LED 3 | 14,0 | 1 080 | Bias and sensitivity indicators |
D-7500 | 1979 | 3 (HP) |
30-18 | 0,05 | 60 | 68 | B | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 1 | VU | 9,0 | 695 | Hall playback head |
D-980 | 1979 | 3 (F) |
30-19 | 0,03 | 60 | 68 | B | Manual | No | Closed | Direct | 2 | VU+ LED 3 | 8,2 | 550 | |
D-777 | 1979 | 3* (HP) |
30-15 | 0,06 | 58 | 66 | B | Manual | Yes | Open | Belt | 1 | VU | 7,7 | 450 | *2 erase head; Bias adjust indicator |
D-90s | 1979 | 3 (F+T) |
30-19 | 0,04 | 60 | 68 | B | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 2 | VU+ LED 5 | 7,0 | 500 | |
D-80s | 1979 | 3 (F+T) |
30-15 | 0,04 | 59 | 67 | B | No | No | Closed* | Belt | 2 | VU | 6,0 | 400 | *Back-tension pin; 3 head without monitoring |
D-75s / D-70s* |
1979 | 2 (S) |
30-15 | 0,04 | 58 | 66 | B | No | No | Open | Belt | 2 | FL 12 / VU+ LED 5* |
6,2 | 380 | *Japanese model |
D-5500M | 1980 | 3 (F+T) |
20-20 | 0,028 | 60 | 69 | B | Auto | No | Closed | Direct | 2 | VU+ LED 3 | 14,0 | 1 200 | Bias and sensitivity indicators |
D-3300M | 1980 | 3 (F+T) |
30-20 | 0,023 | 60 | 69 | B | Auto | No | Closed | Direct | 2 | FL 14 / VU* | 8,4 | 700 | *Japanese model |
D-980M | 1980 | 3 (F+T) |
30-19 | 0,03 | 60 | 68 | B | Manual | No | Closed | Direct | 2 | VU+ LED 3 | 8,2 | 600 | |
D-85s / D-78s** |
1980 | 2 (S) |
20-19 | 0,04 | 59 | 67 | B | No | No | Closed* | Belt | 2 | LED 16 / VU+ LED 3** |
5,3 | 350 | *Back-tension pin; **Japanese model |
D-77s | 1980 | 2 (S) |
30-17 | 0,04 | 59 | 67 | B | No | No | Open | Belt | 2 | VU+ LED 5 | 5,4 | 300 | Japanese model |
D-1100M | 1981 | 3 (F+T) |
20-19 | 0,028 | 61 | 69 | B | Auto | No | Closed | Direct | 2 | FL 16 / VU+ LED 5* |
7,5 | 600 | *Japanese model |
D-E95 / D-E90* |
1981 | 3 (F+T) |
20-21 | 0,038 | 61 | 69 | B | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 2 | LED 16 / VU+ LED 5* |
6,0 | 450 | *Japanese model |
D-E75 High-Com | 1981 | 2 (S) |
20-19 | 0,04 | 59 | 78 | HC | No | No | Open | Belt | 2 | LED 16 | 5,2 | ||
D-E70 | 1981 | 2 (S) |
20-19 | 0,038 | 60 | 68 | B | No | No | Closed* | Belt | 1 | VU+ LED 5 |
4,7 | 350 | *Back-tension pin; Japanese model |
D-E65 | 1981 | 3 (F) |
30-19 | 0,04 | 60 | 68 | B | No | No | Closed* | Belt | 1 | LED 16 | 4,7 | 350 | *Back-tension pin; Export model |
D-2200M | 1982 | 3 (S/F+T) |
25-20 | 0,018 | 61 | 75 | B/C | Auto | No | Closed | Direct | 2 | FL 16 | 7,3 | 750 | |
D-E99 / D-99* |
1982 | 3 (F+T) |
25-20 | 0,032 | 61 | 75 | B/C | Auto | No | Closed | Belt | 2 | FL 18 | 6,3 | 570 | *Japanese model |
D-88 | 1982 | 3 (F+T) |
30-19 | 0,035 | 61 | 75 | B/C | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 2 | VU+ LED 3 | 5,4 | 435 | Japanese model |
D-E66 | 1982 | 3 (F+T) |
30-19 | 0,038 | 61 | 75 | B/C | No | No | Closed* | Belt | 1 | LED 16 | 5,4 | 400 | *Back-tension pin |
D-77 | 1982 | 2 (S) |
30-17 | 0,035 | 60 | 74 | B/C | No | No | Open | Belt | 2 | VU+ LED 3 | 4,8 | 325 | Japanese model |
D-9 | 1983 | 3 (S/F+T) |
20-21 | 0,023 | 61 | 75 | B/C | Auto / Manual | No | Closed | Direct | 2 | FL 20 | 6,3 | 600 | Rec. EQ calibration; Japanese model |
D-8 | 1983 | 3 (F+T) |
20-21 | 0,035 | 60 | 74 | B/C | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 2 | FL 14 | 5,2 | 410 | |
D-E7 / D-7** |
1983 | 3 (F+T) |
20-21 | 0,038 | 60 | 74 | B/C | No | No | Closed* | Belt | 1 | FL 14 | 4,6 | 350 | *Back-tension pin; **Japanese model |
D-RV7 | 1983 | 2 (S) |
20-19 | 0,04 | 60 | 74 | B/C | No | Yes | Open | Belt | 3 | FL 14 | 4,7 | 410 | |
D-909 | 1984 | 3 (F+T) |
30-20 | 0,018 | 61 | 75 | B/C | Auto / Manual | No | Closed | Direct | 2 | FL 20 | 6,0 | 800 | Rec. EQ calibration |
D-707 | 1984 | 3 (F+T) |
30-19 | 0,034 | 60 | 74 | B/C | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 2 | FL 20 | 5,5 | 530 | |
D-X10 | 1984 | 4* (F+T) |
30-19 | 0,03 | 61 | 75 | B/C | Auto / Manual | Yes | Open | Direct | 2 | FL 20 | 5,5 | 660 | Rec. EQ calibration; *2 erase head |
D-X8 | 1984 | 4* (F+T) |
30-15 | 0,038 | 60 | 74 | B/C | Manual | Yes | Open | Belt | 2 | FL 20 | 4,7 | 530 | *2 erase head |
D-X8II | 1985 | 4* (F+T) |
30-19 | 0,034 | 60 | 74 | B/C | Manual | Yes | Open | Belt | 2 | FL 20 | 5,0 | 600 | Tension controlled mechanism; *2 erase head |
D-707II | 1986 | 3 (F+T) |
25-20 | 0,032 | 61 | 75 | B/C | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 2 | FL 20 | 5,5 | 570 | |
D-707HX | 1987 | 3 (F+T) |
25-20 | 0,028 | 61 | 75 | B/C/H | Manual | No | Closed | Belt | 2 | FL 20 | 5,5 | 600 |
Last updated: August 11, 2021.
Note: the missing data is marked by yellow color.
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