Teac / Tascam Cassette Decks
Model Year Heads F.R., \3dB, Hz-kHz W&F, WRMS, % S/N, NR off, dB S/N, Best NR, dB NR & Bias Rec. Cal. Auto Reverse Drive Motors Weight, kg Price, MSRP, USD Notes
A-24 1970 2 40-12 0.2 50   No No No Open 1 5.0 200  
A-350 1971 2 40-16 0.13 50 58 B No No Open 1 5.3 330  
A-250 1972 2 30-16 0.15 50 58 B No No Open 1 4.5 280  
A-220 1972 2 30-16 0.15 51   No No No Open 1 4.5 240  
A-450 Challenger 1973 2 30-16 0.07 50 60 B/FM No No Open 1 9.5 500  
A-355 1973 2 30-14 0.13 50 60 B No No Open 1 5.4 330  
A-360S 1974 2 30-16 0.07 50 60 B No No Open 1 7.7 380  
A-160 1974 2 30-16 0.15 50 60 B No No Open 1 5.7 260  
A-430 1975 3 40-15 0.07 55 65 B No No Open 2 8.4 500  
A-420 1975 2 30-16 0.07 55 65 B No No Open 2 6.4 350  
A-400 1975 2 30-16 0.08 50 60 B No No Open 1 6.4 300  
PC-10 Esoteric 1976 2 30-16 0.07 53 66 B No No Open 1 5.0 500 Portable
AL-700 Esoteric 1976 3 20-20     72 B No No Closed 3   1100 Elcaset,                      External dbx adaptor DX-10
A-860 Esoteric 1976 3 20-18 0.04 60 90 B/D Manual No Closed 3 18.0 1750 Pitch control
A-850 1976 3 30-16 0.06 57 67 B No No Open 2 12.7 580  
A-170 1976 2 30-16 0.09 50 60 B No No Open 1 4.5 250  
A-650 1977 2 30-16 0.06 57 67 B No No Open 2 13.0 650  
A-640 1977 2 30-16 0.06 57 67 B No No Open 2 10.9 600  
A-303 1977 2 30-16 0.07 57 67 B No No Open 1 8.2 400  
C-1 1978 3 30-18 0.04 60 70 B Manual No Closed 3 14.5 1350 Pitch control
A-800 1978 3 30-18 0.05 58 68 B No No Closed 2 13.8 725  
A-700 1978 2 30-16 0.05 57 67 B No No Open 2 10.9 550  
A-601R 1978 2 30-16 0.07 55 65 B No Yes Open 2 12.0 650  
CX-650R 1979 3 40-15 0.06 56 66 B No Yes Open 2 13.2 700  
C-3 1979 3 30-18 0.05 58 68 B Manual No Open 1 10.0 600 Balanced line input/output
C-2 1979 3 30-18 0.05 58 68 B Manual No Open 2 14.1 1000  
C-1MKII 1979 3 20-22 0.04 60 70 B Manual No Closed 3 14.5 1350 Pitch control
A-550RX 1979 2 30-17 0.05 56 86 B/D No Yes Open 2 10.0 550  
A-510 1979 2 40-14 0.06 56 66 B No No Open 2 9.1 475  
A-500 1979 2 40-14 0.06 56 66 B No No Open 2 9.1 425  
A-300 1979 3 40-14 0.07 55 65 B No No Open 2 7.2 425  
C-3X 1980 3 20-20 0.045 59 92 B/D Manual No Open 2 9.0 650  
C-3RX 1980 3 20-20 0.04 60 92 B/D Manual Yes Open 2 9.4 690  
A-770 1980 3 30-19 0.05 59 69 B No No Open 2 7.0 600  
A-660 1980 2 30-19 0.05 59 69 B Manual No Open 2 6.8 360  
A-510MKII 1980 2 30-20 0.045 56 66 B No No Open 2 9.1 475  
122 1980 3 35-20 0.085 58 68 B Manual No Open 3 9.0 725 Pro., Pitch control, Bal. input/output, Two speeds
V-95RX 1981 3 30-19 0.045 60 91 B/D No Yes Open 3 6.3 625 2 erase heads
V-9 1981 2 30-20 0.04 59 69 B Manual No Open 3 5.5 399  
V-7 1981 3 30-20 0.04 60 70 B No No Open 2 7.0 430  
V-90R 1982 3 30-19 0.045 60 69 B Manual Yes Open 3 6.0 490 2 erase heads
V-80 1982 2 20-19 0.035 60 69 B No No Open 2 6.0 420  
V-70C 1982 2 20-19 0.035 59 74 B/C No No Open 2 6.0 390  
V-5RX 1982 2 30-20 0.035 59 91 B/D No No Open 3 6.0 410  
V-4RX 1982 2 20-19 0.035 59 92 B/D Manual Yes Open 2 7.0 430  
V-3RX 1982 2 20-20 0.03 59 91 B/D No Yes Open 3 9.0 470  
V-2RX 1982 3 20-19 0.035 59 92 B/D Manual Yes Open 2 7.0 520  
V-1RX 1982 3 20-20 0.025 59 92 B/D Manual Yes Open 3 6.0 590  
Z-7000 1983 3 20-22 0.019 60 92 B/C/D Auto No Closed 4 17.9 1800  
Z-6000 1983 3 20-22 0.019 60 92 B/C/D Manual No Closed 4 16.4 1400  
Z-5000 1983 3 25-21 0.025 60 92 B/C/D Manual No Closed 3 10.0 1000  
V-909RX 1983 3 20-18 0.045 59 91 B/C/D No Yes Open 2 7.0 650  
V-707RX 1983 3 20-18 0.045 59 91 B/C/D No Yes Open 2 6.7 500  
V-500X 1983 2 30-20 0.05 55 85 B/C/D Manual No Open 2 6.5 340  
V-900X 1984 3 30-20 0.028 60 92 B/C/D Auto No Closed 3 7.5 725  
V-800X 1984 3 25-19 0.035 59 92 B/C/D Manual No Closed 3 7.5 599  
V-700 1984 3 25-19 0.035 59 79 B/C Manual No Closed 3 7.5 500  
V-530X 1984 2 30-17 0.045 59 90 B/C/D Manual No Open 2 4.9 350  
R-999X 1984 4 20-22 0.025 61 92 B/C/D Manual Yes Closed 6 8.5 899 2 erase heads
R-888X 1984 4 20-20 0.029 60 92 B/C/D Auto Yes Closed 3 6.0 700 2 erase heads
R-777X 1984 2 30-19 0.029 59 91 B/C/D Manual Yes Closed 3 8.0 650  
R-666X 1984 2 30-17 0.045 59 90 B/C/D No Yes Open 2 3.9 459  
R-555 1984 2 30-17 0.045 59 73 B/C No Yes Open 2 3.9 360  
V-850X 1985 3 20-20 0.035 60 92 B/C/D Auto No Closed 3 5.8 580  
V-750 1985 3 20-20 0.035 60 70 B/C Manual No Closed 3 4.9 469  
V-450X 1985 2 30-16 0.06 55 90 B/C/D No No Open 2 3.9 325  
R-606X 1985 2 20-18 0.05 59 90 B/C/D Manual Yes Open 2 5.0 480  
R-505 1985 2 20-18 0.05 59 74 B/C No Yes Open 2 5.0 380  
112R 1986 4 25-20 0.06 60 80 B/C/H No Yes Open 3 4.8 860 Professional, Pitch control, 2 erase heads
112 1986 2 25-19 0.08 59 79 B/C/H No No Open 3 6.1 680 Professional, Pitch control
102 1986 2         B/C/H No No Open 2     Professional
V-970X Esoteric 1987 3 25-20 0.025 60 92 B/C/D/H Manual No Closed 3 5.9 800 Discrete 3-head
V-770 1987 3 25-19 0.03 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Closed 2 4.9 469  
V-670 1987 3 20-21 0.06 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Open 2 5.0 450  
V-550X 1987 2 25-19 0.05 59 90 B/C/D Manual No Open 2 4.9 429  
R-919X Esoteric 1987 4 25-20 0.029 60 92 B/C/D/H Manual Yes Closed 3 5.9 830 2 erase heads
R-616X 1987 3 25-20 0.05 59 90 B/C/D Manual Yes Open 2 5.0 500 2 erase heads
122mkII 1987 3 25-20 0.04 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Open 3 8.4 1100 Professional, Pitch control, Balanced input/output
V-570 1988 2 20-19 0.06 59 74 B/C/H Manual No Open 2 5.0 350  
V-9000 Esoteric 1990 3 25-21 0.025 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Closed 3 10.1 1050  
V-680 1990 3 20-21 0.06 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Open 2 5.0 449  
V-580 1990 2 20-19 0.06 59 74 B/C/H Manual No Open 2 5.0 349  
V-10000 Esoteric 1990 3 25-21 0.025 60 84 B/C/S/H Manual No Closed 3 10.1 1500  
R-9000 Esoteric 1990 4 25-21 0.025 60 80 B/C/H Manual Yes Closed 3 10.1 1200 2 erase heads
V-7000 1991 3 15-21 0.025 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Closed 4 10.0 800  
V-5000 1991 3 15-21 0.029 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Closed 4 7.9 660  
V-3000 1991 3 15-21 0.06 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Open 2 6.8 500  
V-8000S 1992 3 15-21 0.022 60 84 B/C/S/H Manual No Closed 4 9.6 1300  
V-7010 1992 3 15-21 0.022 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Closed 4 9.0 1000  
V-5010 1992 3 15-21 0.027 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Closed 4 8.0 800  
V-3010 1992 3 15-21 0.045 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Open 2 6.9 620  
V-1010 1992 3 15-21 0.045 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Open 2 5.9 450  
V-2020S 1993 3 15-21 0.045 60 84 B/C/S/H Manual No Open 2 5.0 650  
122mkIII 1993 3 25-20 0.04 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Open 3 8.4 1499 Professional, Pitch control, Balanced input/output
112RmkII 1993 4 25-19 0.04 60 80 B/C/H No Yes Open 3 8.7 1245 Professional, Pitch control, 2 erase heads
112mkII 1993 2 25-19 0.04 59 79 B/C/H No No Open 3 8.4 1200 Professional, Pitch control
102mkII 1993 2 25-19 0.045 59 79 B/C/H No No Open 2 4.0   Professional
V-600 1994 2 25-19 0.06 59 79 B/C/H Auto No Open 2 4.5 240  
R-550 1994 2 25-19 0.06 59 79 B/C/H Auto Yes Open 2 4.5 290  
V-8030S 1995 3 15-21 0.022 60 84 B/C/S/H Manual No Closed 4 9.5 1150  
V-6030S 1995 3 15-21 0.027 60 84 B/C/S/H Manual No Closed 4 8.5 950  
V-2030S 1995 3 15-21 0.045 60 84 B/C/S/H Manual No Open 2 5.0 650  
V-1030 1995 3 15-21 0.045 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Open 2 5.8 400  
R-560 1995 2 25-19 0.06 59 79 B/C/H Auto Yes Open 2 4.5 290  
V-610 1996 2 25-19 0.06 59 79 B/C/H Auto No Open 2 4.0 240  
V-615 1997 2 25-19 0.06 59 79 B/C/H No No Open 2 4.0 240  
V-1050 1998 3 15-21 0.045 60 80 B/C/H Manual No Open 2 4.5 400  
R-565 1998 2 25-19 0.06 59 79 B/C/H No Yes Open 2 4.0 290  
130 1998 3 15-21 0.045 60 80 B/C/H No No Open 2 4.5 540 Professional, Pitch control