Marantz SD-60 cassette deck, 1989 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.cassettedeck.org/marantz/sd-60">[1]</a>), also rebadged as the Philips FC-60 (1989) and Revox C115 (1990). At this points in time, Marantz was a Japanese subsidiary of Philips, and the Revox brand has just recently parted with Studer, soon to become a Harman subsidiary. The unit shown here was made for Japanese domestic market. It arrived in my hands in like-new condition, with very clean transport and low-mileage heads, and needed no mechanical adjustments. The deck came with massive cast-iron (yes!) side panels that are not shown here. Despite menacing looks, it's a well-built but otherwise mediocre, mid-fi product with lots of quirks and poor usability. Just look at diminutive, almost unusable transport control buttons.
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