Onkyo TA-2090

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Onkyo Stereo Cassette Deck TA-2090

General:

• Manufacturer: Onkyo
• Model: TA-2090 - [Integra Series], component of the Onkyo MC-6000 overall system.
• Type: Cassette Tape Deck
• Years of manufacture: 1983 - 1987
• Made in: Japan
• Colour: Black
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 47 watts
• Semiconductor: 130 x transistors, 68 x diodes, 38 x IC, 33 x LED
• Dimensions: 450 × 100 × 392 mm (W×H×D)
• Weight: 5,8 Kg
• Original price: 950 US-$ (1984), 2'200 DM

Connections:

• Number of inputs: 5
  • Line 2x (Cinch) - 60 mV
  • Microphone 2x

DIN 1x

• Number of outputs: 4
  • Line 2x(Cinch) - 1100 mV
  • DIN 1x
  • Headphone: 1x = 6.35mm jack (Recommended termination impedance: 8-200 Ohm)

Technical data:

• Audio heads: 3 = Separate sendust-record/playback heads in combination housing, 1 x ferrite double-slit-erase head
• Motors: 3 = 1 x brushless direct drive / 2x DC auxiliary motors
• Belt speed: 4.8 cm / s
• Synchronous fluctuations: 0.020 % (effectively evaluated)
• Extinguishing principle: HF extinguishing
• Tape types: type I = standard, type II (CrO2) = HIGH, type IV = metal (pure iron).
• Frequency response:
  • Type I: 25 - 17000 Hz ± 3 dB

Type II: 25 - 19000 Hz ± 3 dB Type IV: 25 - 21000 Hz ± 3 dB

• Noise voltage ratio:
  • without Dolby NR 60 dB (pure iron).
  • with Dolby B improvement of 10 dB above 5 kHz and 5 dB at 1 kHz
  • with Dolby C improvement of 20 dB at 5 kHz
  • with dbx improvement of 30 dB possible
• Auto-Reverse: No
• Title search: Yes
• Dolby: B/C
• HX-Pro and DBX noise reduction
• MPX Filter: yes, switchable
• Monitor / Source: yes

Special Features

• Double Capstan Drive
• Output level adjustable
• Automatic Accubias system (rear band control)
• Two-colour peak meter with 2 x 16 segments and with "peak hold
• Automatic tape type adjustment
• Cassette compartment illuminated
• AUTO SPACE blanking button (5 sec. mute)
• AMCS search system in both tape directions
• Real-time tape counter
• 3 repeat functions: Single, Full, Block
• Display of elapsed playing time (CONS) and remaining playing time (REMA)

Remarks

• This Onkyo cassette deck is undoubtedly one of the high-end cassette decks.
• The Legendary Cassette Decks Compared
• Note: here the international designation TA-2090; among others for the German market: TA-2900.

Pictures

• Excerpt from brochure: Onkyo MC-6000

Reports

• The main features of the Onkyo TA-2090 are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, digital linear tape counter with 4 digits, automatic tape type selection and suitable for normal, chrome and metal tapes, transport with double winch, separate calibration and level per channel, dbx