Fisher CR-4029 (c. 1980)
The Fisher CR-4029 is a stereo cassette deck from the early 1980s. Fisher was still a familiar name in consumer audio then. Audio (April 1980, p.68) ran a brief specification listing for it. Beyond those magazine entries, little else about this model is documented.
The deck handled standard, CrO₂, FeCr, and metal tapes, and the frequency response claims changed with tape type. Audio listed 30 Hz to 14 kHz on normal tape at standard speed, 16 kHz for CrO₂ and FeCr, and up to 18 kHz with metal tape - with 3¾ ips figures reaching as high as 25 kHz. Signal-to-noise was given as 52 dB (CCIR/ARM) and 62 dB with Dolby NR per Audio. Wow and flutter was cited at 0.03% wrms (NAB), and total harmonic distortion at 1%. The unit offered source monitoring and a rec/play timer with external timer capability. It measured roughly 17⅓ inches wide, 12¼ deep, and 4¾ high.
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