Marantz Model5420
¥ 99,800 (around 1977)
Commentary
The cassette deck is the top-of-the-line machine that pursues operability close to that of the open deck.
Ferrite head is used for the head.
The input terminal is composed of four separate circuits.
Each channel has its own level control for mixing, fade-in, fade-out, and cross-fading.
Equipped with a recording pan pot system, you can move the stereo image of an audio source from right to left or left to right.
Equipped with 2-color illumination VU meter and peak indicator.
Built-in memory rewind function.
Equipped with MPX filter.
Equipped with a recording limiter switch.
Equipped with a pause mechanism with electronic muting.
Equipped with Dolby NR as a noise reduction system.
Model Rating
| Type | Cassette deck |
| Truck type | 4-track 2-channel |
| Heads | Ferrite head |
| Tape speed | 4.8cm/s |
| Fast forward and rewind time | 95sec(C-60) |
| Motor | Frequency-controlled DC motor |
| Frequency characteristic | 30 Hz ~ 17 kHz (FeCr Tape) 30 Hz ~ 16 kHz (CrO2 Tape) 45 Hz ~ 14 kHz (Normal Tape) |
| Wow flutter | 0.07%(WRMS) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 62 dB (Dolby on, CrO2 tape) |
| Input Sensitivity / Impedance | Mic : 0.15mV/10k Ω Line : 60mV/68k Ω |
| Output Level / Impedance | Line : 900mV/8k Ω Headphone : 8 Ω |
| Volume for playback | Back Half Fix |
| Recording volume | Mic/Line : 4 routes Master : 1 route |
| Mixing | MIC/MIC/MIC/MIC LINE/LINE/LINE/LINE MIC/MIC/LINE/LINE |
| Semiconductor used | IC : 4 Transistor : 52 FET : 2 Diode : 36 units LED : 2 pcs |
| Pwer | 100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz |
| Power consumption | 25W |
| External dimensions | Width 440x Height 150x Depth 325 mm |
| Weight | 8.6 kg (Single Set) 11 kg (including package) |