Pioneer CT-3000
Dolby B NR

The Pioneer CT-3000 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Pioneer in 1979 with a list price of USD $210 and discontinued 2 years later in 1981.

The main features of the Pioneer CT-3000 are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection with support for normal and chrome tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed horizontally in the drawer.

Level meters used on the CT-3000 are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable CT-3000 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the CT-3000 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied.

Compact Cassette
  • Sendust Head

Historic events

1979 Intel released the first 16-bit processor, the 8086.
1980 Worldwide sale of Rubik's Cube starts.
1981 Dave Smith proposes the Universal Synthesizer Interface that would become the MIDI standard in 1983.

Features of Pioneer CT-3000

Connectors
Connectivity
2 Mono Microphone Inputs Headphones
Display
Display
3-Digıt Mechanical Counter Analog Needle Meters
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Silver Finish Orientation Left Front Loading
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head
Head Configuration
2 Head Desiǥn 4 Track / 2 Channel
HighCom NR
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Controls
Operation
Mechanical Transport Control
Power
Power Requirements
Alternating Current
Preamplifier
Preamplifier
Individual Input Level Controls
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabılity Manual Tape Type Selection Chrome Tape Capabılity
Transport
Transport
Horizontal Tape Transport Sìngle Capsŧan Transport Belt Drive (Capsŧan) Mechanical Tape Loading Auto Stop

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