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I own this tape deck since 1983. It operates very smoothly, and is very
well designed. You can see my Sansui SE-7 stereo eq below.
The tape deck plays/records normal (I), FeCr (III), CrO2 (II) and metal
(IV) tapes. I did a little mod to improve high frequency response with Dolby B: two little alligator clips permanently attached to the pins on the upper side of the switch to leave Dolby noise reduction permanently on (no soldering!). Thus, the external Dolby NR switch activates only the MPX filter. I could not stand filtering my recordings twice (during record and playback), because this filter virtually eliminated every sound between 13-15 kHz and higher. The treble response of the deck (and my ears' response) is good enough to notice this double filtering before the mod. The filter works fine for FM Stereo broadcast recordings, which carry a 19 kHz permanent signal, because it eliminates beat signals produced by the high frequency higher gain of Dolby B noise reduction system. However, it is annoying for quality CD or LP recording.
The Sansui SE-7B equalizer is a 10 octave type, with separate controls for each channel. Very low noise (S/N better than 110 dB) and connections for two tape decks. It has also the feature of EQ recording from the preamp source and (that's the difference), when dubbing from one tape deck to another. It belongs to the gold era of Sansui: well designed, good performance, intelligent features and simplicity.
The main features of the deck are:
Solenoid control
Direct drive capstan motor
Independent reel motor
Fluorescent display with peak hold
Dolby NR (B)
Sendust rec/pb head
Year of manufacture: 1983
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