Optimus

Explore Optimus vintage audio equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Cassette Deck

• DCT-2000 — Optimus DCT-2000 — RadioShack's DCC recorder that also played analog cassettes. 64x oversampling, optical/coaxial digital I/O, Dolby B/C.

Receivers

• STAV-3200 — Optimus STAV-3200 c. 1990–1991 stereo audio/video receiver — documented mainly through period ads citing 100W/ch, Dolby Surround, and a $549.95 price.

Tuners

• T-100 — Optimus T-100: a late-1970s Radio Shack tower speaker with two 8-inch woofers, a 3-inch tweeter, acoustic-suspension bass, and a walnut-veneer cabinet.
• T-300 — Realistic Optimus T-300 tower speaker from Radio Shack, c. 1982–83. $260 list, ferrofluid damping, 150W handling; favorably reviewed by High Fidelity.

Other Models

• CD-3420 — Optimus CD-3420 portable CD player — Radio Shack's Onkyo-built 1990s portable that topped Audio magazine's 1995 shock-resistance test at 2.5 G.