DAT Deck Reviews

Denon DTR-2000
DAT Deck

Denon’s DTR-2000 is one of the first consumer-level digital audio tape (DAT) recorders available in the U.S. through normal channels. By incorporating the Serial Copy Management System...
Harman Kardon Citation Twenty-Six
DAT Deck

The Citation Twenty-Six uses direct-drive motors both for its capstan and for the drum that houses the tiny helical-scan heads. The DAT cassettes, roughly half the size of the familiar...
Luxman KD-117
DAT Deck

Technically a “prototype” here, though available in Japan, the Luxman KD-117 digital audio tape deck is in all but name a finished audiophile product, right down to a reasonably...
Sony DTC-60ES
DAT Deck

Home decks for the digital audio tape (DAT) format have always been a rare breed. They have never been an endangered species, though, because professionals have enthusiastically embraced...
Sony DTC-75ES
DAT Deck

Sony’s DTC-75ES digital audio tape deck gives Americans their first opportunity to purchase a full-featured DAT recorder designed for home use. It officially introduces the Serial...