Victor KD-3 (1976) - Tape it Live Recording

Victor (JVC) have been a major proponent of "tape-it-live" recording concept from the very beginning. The Victor KD-3 (JVC CD-1635 worldwide) - a compact, lightweight and fully portable deck which runs 12 hours on only six long-life "D"-size batteries - takes this concept even further. This easy to use and fumble free deck offers a recordist accuracy which includes a very low wow and flutter capability of 0.20% (DIN 45500) / 0.08% (RMS). Innovations exclusive to JVC without which this revolutionary portable cassette deck could not achieve its remarkable hi-fi performance include the coreless motor and advanced, high linearity SEN-ALLOY HEAD. Another is ANRS, JVC's noise reduction system, cutting tape hiss. A built-in monitor speaker (10cm | 1.2W RMS 8 ohm) lets you hear what you've recorded at any volume or tone. In order to achieve best results in any conditions a wide variety of accessories were available. Here are some examples: MU-201 uni-directional electret condenser stereo microphone for well-balanced stereo sound | MU-510 super-directional/uni-directional electret condenser microphone with accurately cardioid pickup pattern | TL-E71 sound focusing reflector. Big parabolic reflector concentrates sound from any source and boosts their level 6 times (15db). Various types of microphones can be attached. | MI-E60 6-channel microphone mixer with reverberator. This is a high quality 6-channel mike mixer equipped with reverberation units and panoramic potentiometers. Besides mixing sounds from 6 microphones or other sources you can enhance the music with reverberation facilities and shift the sound image to any position between the left and right of the sound field with the pan Pots. | CB-3 carrying case. Specifications: Frequency response 25-18000 Hz with chrome tape | Dimensions: 100x360x242 mm | Weight: 4.5 kg (without batteries) 5.0 kg (with batteries)