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The CT-400 is an impressive looking and brilliant sounding classic cassette deck and was a top of the range model in its day. It has the superb fluorescent peak level meters, and can handle all popular tape types, including Fe-Cr, CrO2 and Metal as well as standard Type I ferric cassettes. Its beautifully engineered, with quality electrical components, oversize solenoids, an unusually large and heavy capstan flywheel (to minimize wow and flutter) and is clearly built to last! It also includes Dolby B noise reduction and has front panel mounted microphone inputs as well as a fixed level headphone output. This deck has been serviced, including replacing all the drive belts with brand new parts (there are three in total), cleaning the switches and potentiometers, and testing and cleaning the internal electrical contacts. We always check equipment carefully and aim to restore to as close to factory performance as we can. On this deck, that meant replacing the motor, the speed of which was not stable within specification, with a Matsushita MMI-6S2LS from November 1993 (considerably newer than the original part, and completely unused). This is a high-quality motor from the parent company of Panasonic / Technics, that would have been used by many high-end cassette deck manufacturers in the 1990s and has zero wear – meaning that it should give many years of trouble-free service. The electrical alignment has been checked, using a test cassette, oscilloscope, signal generator and external level meters. This process covers the recording levels, playback levels, meter calibration, bias and tape speed. Everything has been carefully tested and works exactly as it should. The tape heads, capstan and pinch roller show only light use and are all in fantastic condition. The tape transport has been checked, cleaned and demagnetised. All rubber parts have been cleaned and treated with Rubber Renue, which restores them to their original specification and performance. A brand-new mains plug has been fitted, which meets modern safety standards and includes the correct fuse, rated at 3A. Cosmetically, this deck is in excellent condition for its age and is one of the nicest we have seen. The lid, sides and back panel are all in very nice condition and there are no signs of the scratches and scuffs you often see on the top of stackable Hi-Fi equipment. The fascia is in fantastic shape, with only minor signs of use and the display is bright and beautifully clear - overall, there’s nothing here that it takes away from how great this deck looks when installed. Durham Audio Ltd are members of the eBay pre-qualified refurbished seller programme. Everything we sell that is listed as refurbished is carefully serviced and tested for operational performance and electrical safety and comes with free fast postage via Royal Mail Tracked 24 as well as a 30-day free returns policy and a 12-month warranty for UK-based buyers. It will be very carefully packed, and we usually ship out same or next day.
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