Marantz 5420 Stereophonic Cassette Deck
The Model 5420 cassette deck is a phenomenal piece of engineering. The Marantz/Superscope design team built a solid cassette tape mechanism that includes dual recording source input and output, plus a "panpot" recording redistribution capability that is quite versatile and fun to use. Excellent analog monitor viewing capabilities, and a nice console design for comfortable control of recording/playback functions.
Model 5420 Specifications:
Marantz Model 5420 Stereophonic Cassette Deck
General Feature Details -
First Year 1976 - 1980;
Wood Case Yes;
Silver Face Yes;
Channels Two;
AC Switch Yes;
Power Requirements 120 VAC/60Hz;
Power Consumption 25 Watt;
Physical Feature Details -
Width 17 ¼ inches;
Height 6 ½ inches;
Depth 12 ¾ inches;
Weight 19 lbs;
Tape Deck Feature Details -
Transport Record Yes;
Transport Play Yes;
Transport Pause Yes;
Transport Fast Forward Yes;
Transport Rewind Yes;
Tape Eject Yes (Mechanical);
Mic Inputs Yes;
Tape Counter Yes (Mechanical);
Counter Reset Yes (Mechanical);
Memorized Location Return Yes;
Dolby Noise Reduction Yes;
Dolby Record Lamp Yes;
Peak Indicator Lamps L/R;
Record Lamp Yes;
Bias Selection Chr02/Fe/Normal;
Equalization Selection Chr02/Fe/Normal;
Auto Shutoff Yes;
Record Limiter Yes;
Line Record Level Dual;
Mic Record Level Dual;
Record/Mixer (Panpot System) Yes;
VU Meters Dual (blue/red);
Deck Orientation Top Console;
Technical Specifications -
Signal to Noise Ratio (w/o Dolby NR);
Fr-Chr & ChrO2 tape 52db;
Normal tape 48db;
(w/ Dolby NR) +8db;
Total Harmonic Distortion 0.2%;
Frequency Response -
Fr-Chr tape 30Hz to 17Hz;
ChrO2 tape 30Hz to 16Hz;
Normal tape 45Hz to 14Hz;
Wow & Flutter 0.07% WRMS;
Input Impedance -
Microphone 10Kohms;
Line 68Kohms;
Input Sensitivity -
Microphone 0.25mv (-70db);
Line 70mv (-21db);
Line Output Level 900mv (+1db);
Line Output Impedance 8Kohms;
Headphone Impedance 8ohms.
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