Tandberg 9200-XD
Documentation on the Tandberg 9200-XD is thin. The Archive has no factory manual, catalog sheet, or formal review for this model; the record consists mostly of classified advertisements in Audio during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Those ads, though, give a reasonably clear outline. An Audio (July 1979, p.106) listing describes the 9200-XD as the 7-inch-reel version of Tandberg’s 10XD, with a 72 dB signal-to-noise ratio, speeds of 7½ and 3¾ ips (a third speed is present in the ad but not clear in the scan), and a 30–20,000 Hz response at 3¾ ips. A later Audio (June 1981, p.97) classified ad calls it a 7-inch reel-to-reel stereo deck and mentions “Crosstield Dolby” — almost certainly a garbled reference to Tandberg’s Crossfield bias system plus Dolby noise reduction. Asking prices in the period ads ranged from $675 to $695.
Beyond those classifieds, very little is firmly recorded. No original retail price, production span, weight, or full transport architecture is confirmed in the sources the Archive has; even the 10XD connection is a contemporary seller’s description rather than manufacturer literature. The 9200-XD appears to have been a smaller-reel sibling to the 10XD, aimed at the user who wanted Tandberg recording quality without the larger reel size, but its paper trail is mostly the classified page.
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