VICTOR/JVC KD-A66

Commentary

Stereo cassette deck equipped with computer B, E and S tuning system.

An SA (Sen-alloy) head is used for the recording / reproducing head.
The SA head has a bonded structure in which a Senalloy chip is bonded at high temperature to the tape sliding surface of a Permalloy 6-layer laminate core, and has many advantages such as core loss, gap accuracy, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance.

An SA (Sen Alloy) erase head is used for the erase head.

It is equipped with a newly developed B, E and S tuning system that applies a microcomputer.
This circuit automatically adjusts the recording bias, recording equalizer, and recording sensitivity to the optimum recording point for each tape by simply adjusting the tape selector to the specified position and pressing the computer start button.

The mechanism part adopts a new mechanism which is further improved from the conventional 2-motor ID mechanism + full logic control.
By reducing the number of parts by 40% through integration, this mechanism achieves stable operation and improved reliability. In addition, in order to make maximum use of the performance of metal tape, we have developed a mechanism that can stably obtain strong back tension and keep head touch constant.
In addition, a pantograph-type gear oil dump mechanism is adopted for the cassette door, which opens horizontally and then tilts to the front for easy removal.
In addition, a self-illuminated operation button by LED is adopted.

The amplifier section uses a metal tape with a wide dynamic range and a high linearity amplifier with a margin of 0 VU + 20 dB to take out the output without losing the characteristics of the SA head with a high maximum magnetic flux density.

Equipped with a tape selector with metal tape position.

A SuperANRS is installed as a noise reduction system.

Equipped with a rec mute mechanism.

Equipped with a 5-point multipeak indicator that can check up to + 9 dB.

Equipped with memory auto-rewind mechanism capable of auto-repeat.

Equipped with a timer standby mechanism and by connecting an optional timer, it is possible to record the absence and play the alarm clock.

Equipped with a remote control terminal and can be operated from a remote location by connecting an optional remote control.

Model Rating

Type	Stereo cassette deck
Heads	Recording : SA Erasing : two gap SAs
Motor	Electronically controlled DC motor DC Motor
Frequency characteristic	Metal tape (-20VU recording) : (0 VU recording) : 20 Hz to 18 kHz, 30 Hz to 16 kHz ± 3 dB 30 Hz to 12.5 kHz ± 3 dB
Signal-to-noise ratio	ANRS off : 60 dB (WTD, 1 kHz, 3% THD, metal tape) ANRS on : 5 dB improvement at 1 kHz, 10 dB improvement at 5 kHz or higher
Wow and flutter	0.04%(WRMS)
External dimensions	Width 450x Height 118x Depth 331 mm
Weight	7.9kg
Sold Separately	Wired Remote Controller R-50 (¥ 7,000) Wireless Remote Control RM-606