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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
CD-1668 /
CCR-668*		 1973 2
(SCR)		 30-16 0,08 50 55 ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 1		 5,8 330 World's first ANRS;
Top loading;
*Japanese model
CD-1667 /
CCR-667*		 1973 2
(SCR)		 30-16 0,12 50 55 ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU 4,6 250 Top loading;
*Japanese model
CD-1669 /
KD-669*		 1974 2
(SCR)		 30-16 0,07 50 55 ANRS No No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 1		 9,5 500 Top loading;
*Japanese model
KD-668mkII 1974 2
(SCR)		 30-16 0,08 50 55 ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 1		 5,8 330 Top loading;
Japanese model
CD-1669-2 /
KD-669S*		 1975 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,07 54 59 ANRS Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 1		 9,0 500 Top loading;
*Japanese model
CD-1668-2 /
KD-668IIS*		 1975 2
(SCR)		 30-16 0,07 52 62 ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 1		 6,2 300 Top loading;
*Japanese model
CD-1960 /
KD-960*		 1975 2
(SCR)		 30-16 0,09 53 58 ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU 8,5 400 *Japanese model
CD-1950 /
KD-950*		 1975 2
(CR)		 30-16 0,1 53 58 ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU 7,6 300 *Japanese model
CD-1635 /
KD-3*		 1975 2
(SA)		 45-16 0,08 54 62 ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU 4,6 350 Portable; Professional; *Japanese model
CD-1970 /
KD-970SA*		 1976 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,09 52 62 ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU 8,5 400 *Japanese model
CD-1770 /
KD-770SA*		 1976 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,05 56 66 Super ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 5		 5,5 340 World's first Super ANRS;
Top loading;
*Japanese model
CD-S200 /
KD-71SA*		 1976 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,09 56 66 ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 5		 9,0 300 *Japanese model
CD-1920 /
KD-31*		 1976 2
(CR)		 30-16 0,09 52 62 ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 5		 7,2 250 *Japanese model
CD-1636 /
CD-1635mkII /
KD-4*		 1976 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,08 56 66 Super ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU 4,6 350 Portable; Professional;
*Japanese model
LD-777 1977 3
(SA)		 25-22 0,04 58 68 Super ANRS Manual No Closed Belt 2 VU+
LED 6		 13,0 800 Elcaset; Discrete 3 head
KD-95 /
KD-95SA*		 1977 2
(SA)		 30-17 0,05 56 66 Super ANRS Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 11,0 530 Rec. EQ calibration;
*Japanese model
KD-75 /
KD-75SA*		 1977 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,06 56 66 Super ANRS Manual No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 5		 7,8 380 Rec. EQ calibration;
*Japanese model
KD-S200II 1977 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,07 56 66 Super ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 5		 8,1 300  
KD-2 1977 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,09 56 66 Super ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU 3,6 330 Portable; Professional
KD-3030 1977 2
(SA)		 30-17 0,05 56 66 Super ANRS Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 11,0 550 Rec. EQ calibration;
Rack mounted
KD-2020 /
KD-2020SA*		 1977 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,06 56 66 Super ANRS Manual No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 5		 7,8 395 Rec. EQ calibration;
Rack mounted;
*Japanese model
KD-85 /
KD-85SA*		 1978 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,05 56 66 Super ANRS Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 9,9 530 Rec. EQ calibration;
Spectrum level indicator;
*Japanese model
KD-65 /
KD-65SA*		 1978 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,06 56 66 Super ANRS Manual No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 5		 8,0 430 Rec. EQ calibration;
Spectrum level indicator;
*Japanese model
KD-55 /
KD-55SA*		 1978 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,06 56 66 Super ANRS Manual No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 5		 5,6 300 Rec. EQ calibration;
*Japanese model
KD-1770mkII 1978 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,05 56 66 Super ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 5		 5,5 380 Top loading
KD-S201 1978 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,06 56 66 Super ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU+
LED 5		 9,3 390  
KD-1636mkII /
KD-1635mkIII		 1978 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,08 57 67 Super ANRS No No Open Belt 1 VU 4,7 400 Portable; Professional;
Tri-Color peak indicator
KD-A8 1979 2
(XSA)		 25-17 0,035 60 70 Super ANRS Auto No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 11,0 750  
KD-A7 1979 2
(XSA)		 25-17 0,04 60 70 Super ANRS Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
FL 12		 8,3 450 Rec. EQ calibration;
Spectrum level indicator
KD-A6 1979 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,04 60 70 Super ANRS Manual No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 8,2 480 Rec. EQ calibration
KD-A5 1979 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,04 60 70 ANRS No No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 6,8 350  
KD-A77 1980 3
(XSA)		 25-18 0,04 60 70 Super ANRS Manual No Closed* Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 8,3 570 Rec. EQ calibration;
*Back-tension pin
KD-A66 1980 2
(XSA)		 30-16 0,04 60 70 Super ANRS Auto No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 7,9 500  
KD-A55 1980 3*
(SA)		 30-16 0,04 60 70 Super ANRS No No Open Belt 2 VU+
LED 5		 6,9 350 *Scan head for music scan only
KD-A33 1980 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,04 60 70 Super ANRS No No Open Belt 2 VU 6,6 300  
DD-10 1981 3
(XSA)		 25-18 0,019 60 80 B/C/ ANRS Auto No Closed* Quartz Direct 2 FL 18 8,4 1 010 Japanese model;
*Back-tension pin
DD-9 1981 3
(XSA)		 25-18 0,019 60 80 B/C/ Super ANRS** Auto No Closed* Quartz Direct 2 FL 18 7,6 900 *Back-tension pin;
**Japanese model
DD-7 1981 3
(XSA)		 25-18 0,021 60 70 B/ Super ANRS Manual No Closed* Quartz Direct 2 FL 18 7,0 600 Rec. EQ calibration;
*Back-tension pin
DD-5 1981 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,021 60 70 Super ANRS No No Closed* Direct 2 FL 18 5,9 390 *Back-tension pin
DD-99 1982 3
(XSA)		 25-18 0,019 60 80 B/C/ ANRS Auto No Open* Quartz Direct 2 FL 18 7,7 800 *Tension stabilizing loop
DD-88 1982 3
(XSA)		 25-18 0,021 60 80 B/C/ ANRS No No Open Direct 2 FL 18 6,9 595 Japanese model
DD-77 1982 3
(SE)		 30-18 0,021 60 80 B/C/ ANRS No No Open Direct 2 FL 12 6,3 500  
DD-66 1982 3
(SE)		 30-18 0,021 60 80 B/C/ ANRS No No Open Direct 2 FL 12 6,1 450  
KD-D55 1982 3
(MP)		 30-16 0,05 58 78 B/C/ ANRS No No Open Belt 1 LED 8 5,5 380  
DD-V9 1983 4*
(SA/F)		 25-18 0,035 60 80 B/C Auto Yes Open Direct 3 FL 18 6,8 800 *2 erase heads
DD-V8 1983 3
(SA/P)		 25-18 0,035 60 80 B/C Auto No Closed* Direct 3 LED 12 5,8 650 Discrete 3 head;
*Back-tension pin;
Japanese model
DD-V7 1983 4*
(SA)		 30-17 0,035 58 78 B/C No Yes Open Direct 3 LED 12 5,6 500 *2 erase heads
DD-VR9 1984 4*
(SA/F)		 25-18 0,03 60 80 B/C Auto Yes Open Direct 3 FL 16 7,1 800 *2 erase heads
DD-VR7 1984 2
(SA)		 30-17 0,035 58 78 B/C No Yes Open Direct 3 FL 15 5,8 500  
KD-V6 1983 3
(SA/P)		 20-19 0,05 58 78 B/C No No Closed* Belt 2 FL 15 4,5 350 Discrete 3 head;
*Back-tension pin
DD-VR77 1985 3*
(SA)		 20-17 0,035 58 78 B/C No Yes Open Direct 2 FL 15 5,2 500 *2 erase heads
TD-V66 1985 3
(SA/P)		 20-21 0,038 58 78 B/C No No Closed* Belt 3 FL 15 4,8 420 Discrete 3 head;
*Back-tension pin
DD-VR77mkII 1986 3*
(SA)		 20-17 0,035 58 78 B/C No Yes Open Direct 2 FL 15 5,2 500 *2 erase heads
TD-X501 1986 2
(SA)		 30-16 0,06 58 78 B/C No Yes Open Belt 2 FL 15 3,9 350  
TD-V711 1988 3
(SA/A)		 15-20 0,022 59 79 B/C/H Manual No Closed Direct 3 FL 16 8,3 620 Discrete 3 head; Solid base; Bias cal. w/o oscillator
TD-R611 1988 2
(SA)		 20-16 0,05 58 78 B/C/H No Yes Open Belt 2 FL 16 7,2 480  
TD-V1010 /
TD-V721*		 1989 3
(FA)		 15-20 0,022 61 81 B/C/H Manual No Closed Direct 3 FL 16 10,3 700 Discrete 3 head; 210 kHz high bias; Solid base; Cal. w/o oscil.; *Japan. model
TD-V621 1989 3
(FA)		 15-20 0,035 59 74 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 2 FL 16 7,6 510 Discrete 3 head
TD-R621 1989 2
(FA)		 20-18 0,05 58 78 B/C/H Manual Yes Open Belt 2 FL 16 7,8 520 Japanese model
TD-V931 1990 3
(FA)		 15-21 0,022 59 79 B/C/H Manual No Closed Direct 3 FL 16 13,0 750 Discrete 3 head; 210 kHz high bias; Solid base; Cal. w/o oscil.; Japan. model
TD-V731 1990 3
(FA)		 15-21 0,035 56 76 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 3 FL 16 10,0 600 Discrete 3 head; 210 kHz high bias; Solid base; Cal. w/o oscil.; Japan. model
TD-V631 1990 3
(FA)		 15-19 0,035 59 79 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 3 FL 16 7,6 380 Discrete 3 head; cal. w/o oscillator
TD-R631 1990 2
(FA)		 20-18 0,05 58 78 B/C/H Manual Yes Open Belt 2 FL 16 7,8 470 Japanese model
TD-V531 1990 3
(MP)		 15-19 0,035 59 79 B/C/H Manual No Closed Belt 3 FL 14 4,8 330  
TD-V1050 /
TD-V707*		 1991 3
(FA)		 15-21 0,022 61 81 B/C/H Manual No Closed Direct 3 FL 14 7,6 700 Discrete 3 head;
210 kHz high bias;
*Japanese model
TD-V505 1991 3
(MP)		 15-21 0,022 59 79 B/C/H Manual No Closed Direct 3 FL 14 7,1 550 Japanese model
TD-V541 /
TD-V542*		 1991 3
(MP)		 15-19 0,023 59 78 B/C/H Manual No Closed Direct 3 FL 14 5,5 380 *Black color
TD-R441 1991 2
(MP)		 20-17 0,08 58 78 B/C/H Manual Yes Open Belt 4 FL 14 4,6 260  
TD-V661 /
TD-V662* /
TD-V515**		 1993 3
(MP)		 15-19 0,035 59 79 B/C/H Manual No Closed Direct 3 FL 14 5,2 420 210 kHz high bias;
*Black color;
**Japanese model
TD-V561 /
TD-V562*		 1993 3
(MP)		 15-19 0,035 59 79 B/C/H Manual No Closed Direct 3 FL 14 5,2 310 210 kHz high bias;
*Black color
TD-R472 /
DD-R3*		 1993 2
(MP)		 30-17 0,045 60 78 B/C/H Manual Yes Open Direct 4 FL 14 4,8 280 *Japanese model
TD-SD1 /
TD-V1*		 1996 3
(FA)		 15-20 0,035 61 81 B/C/H Manual No Closed Direct 3 FL 14 8,6 1 000 Compact size;
210 kHz high bias;
*Japanese model

Last updated: January 27, 2021.

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