Yamaha K-960 (1981)

when yamaha's audio engineers decided to design a truly high performance cassette deck, they didn't overlock any details. First, they chose a two-motor transport, but redesigned the system to eliminate the instabilities of conventional two-motor designs. For the Rec/Playback head, they used the finest material available - Sendust - formed by a unique Yamaha process for absolute purity. With 5-layer core lamination and low impedance design, this head is superior to ordinary types in all respects. And for the best possible dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio, the dbx system was included.

Add to this features like fine bias adjust, focus switch, metal compatibility and Dolby NR, and the result is the K-960 - a triumph of cassette deck engineering.

Specification

Frequency response: 40 - 22,000 Hz (metal tape)

S/N ratio: 100/60 dB (dbx on/off, metal tape)

Wow and flutter: 0,028%

Input sensibility: 50 mV

Input impedance: 100 kohms

Output sensibility: 340 mV

Dimensions (W x H x D): 435 x 141 x 304 mm

Weight: 8 kg