JVC, September 1980 TD-5000SA, TD-4000SA, KD-A8 - cassette decks
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日本ビクター「STEREO TAPE DECKS (総合カタログ)」・昭和55年9月
On the cover: Sadao Watanabe (渡辺貞夫) - Jazz Saxophonist
A four-panel A4 foldout with Victor’s full deck lineup for early 1980s. Cassette decks from the flagship KD-A8 down to the entry KA-38, plus 10-inch reel-to-reel TD-5000SA and TD-4000SA. The inner cover tells the story of Victor’s head technology - from standard ferrite to Sen-Alloy and X-cut SA. Bottom section has compact decks, mixers, a feature comparison table and headphones.
| Model | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| KD-A8 | cassette deck | ¥108,000 |
| KD-A77 | cassette deck | ¥79,800 |
| KD-A66 | cassette deck | ¥74,800 |
| KD-A55 | cassette deck | ¥49,800 |
| KD-A33 | cassette deck | ¥36,800 |
| KD-A22 | cassette deck | ¥34,800 |
| KD-A7 | cassette deck | ¥69,800 |
| KD-770SA | cassette deck | ¥99,800 |
| KD-A150 | cassette deck | ¥49,800 |
| KA-38 | cassette deck | ¥29,800 |
| BN-5 | cassette deck | ¥39,800 |
| TD-5000SA | reel-to-reel tape deck | ¥198,000 |
| TD-4000SA | reel-to-reel tape deck | ¥158,000 |
| KD-A2M | cassette deck | ¥69,800 |
| ED-241 | 8-track deck | ¥44,800 |
| MI-5000 | mixer | ¥69,800 |
| MI-60 | mixer | ¥42,800 |
| Technical terms | Translation |
|---|---|
| メタルテープ対応 | metal tape compatible |
| Sen-Alloy ヘッド | Sen-Alloy head |
| X-cutSAヘッド | X-cut SA head |
| Marketing terms | Translation |
|---|---|
| ビクターが拓く、デッキの80年代。 | Victor opens the 1980s for decks. |
| ビクターの歴史は、『音の技術開発の歴史』メタル時代を拓いたビクターは、すでにメタルを超え、次代への道程を歩きはじめた。 | Victor's history is “the history of sound technology development”. Victor, which opened the metal era, has already gone beyond metal and begun the road to the next generation. |
| ビクターが拓いた『メタル』時代。 | The “metal” era opened by Victor. |
| オーディオライフをさらに豊かにするビクターのヘッドホン。 | Victor headphones that enrich your audio life even further. |
| 続々登場!メタル・ミュージック・テープ | Appearing one after another! Metal music tapes |
昭和55年9月(1980 September)D00646B-4

