THIS IS ONE OF DENON'S BEST DECKS; 3-HEAD (HARD PERMALLOY OFC), DUAL CAPSTAN WITH DC MOTOR. A SEPARATE MOTOR AND ROTARY ENCODER CONTROLS TAPE MOVEMENT SILENTLY AND WITH MANY FEWER PARTS. THIS GIVES THE DENON A VERY LUXURIOUS FEEL, WHICH IS FURTHERED BY EXTENSIVE NOISE CONTROL MEASURES, INCLUDING A DOUBLE-LAYERED COVER. YOU CANNOT HEAR THIS MACHINE RUNNING FROM EVEN A FEW INCHES AWAY.
CALIBRATION FOR BOTH BIAS AND DOLBY HX LEVELS ALLOW RECORDINGS INAUDIBLE FROM THE ORIGINAL, WHICH CAN BE MONITORED AS YOU RECORD. ON TYPE I TAPE, NO LESS. THE EXTENDED RANGE METERS, MULTI-COLORED, ALSO HELP ENSURE HIGH-QUALITY RECORDINGS.
I WILL SHIP TO YOU IN A FOAM-LINED YU-PACK WHICH WAS USED IN SHIPPING FROM JAPAN. THIS IS A 100V MODEL, BUT I'VE SOLD ALMOST 30 WITHOUT ANYONE HAVING A PROBLEM. CASSETTE DECKS RUN INTERNALLY AROUND 13V AND THERE JUST ISN'T GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. I WILL, IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE, SUPPLY A STEP-UP TRANSFORMER IF YOU FIND YOU NEED IT--BUT YOU WON'T.
I'M A RETIRED OLDER GUY DOING THIS MORE AS A WAY TO RESTORE A KIND OF MACHINE I REALLY ADMIRE. THEY ARE MARVELOUS DEVICES, AND GOOD ONES--AS THIS ONE IS--ARE GETTING HARDER TO FIND. FIND THIS ONE IN YOUR HOME!