Toshiba PC-330 Direct-loading Cassette Deck Japan 1977

A pretty rare tape deck from the late 70s. It’s well know for the super cool direct loading mechanism that looks good and sounds good at the same time. The handles on the left and right of the front panel were strange at first sight but they are actually useful when you place the deck into a hifi rack.
You can select Normal and Chrome tape types. The deck is equipped with Dolby B noise reduction system. The machine performs surprisingly good with Wow and Flutter under 0.07%. 
I’ve been working a lot on this machine. Belts and idler tires were changed to new ones. Lighting was also changed. The VU-meters are not the originals. I changed the motor for stabile speed. The heads are original, kept in very good condition. The mechanism performs precisely. The deck runs smoothly, makes a very good recording and plays back promptly.

Specifications
Country of origin: Japan
Manufacturer: Toshiba Corporation; Tokyo
Year of manufacture: 1977-1978
Model: Stereo Cassette Deck PC-330 - Toshiba Corporation; Tokyo
Type: Direct-loading Cassette-Recorder / Player
Alternative name:  Shibaura Engineering Works / Tokyo Shibaura

Technical data
Power type and voltage: Alternating Current supply (AC) / 230 Volt
Type: 2-head, single compact cassette deck
Track System: 4-track, 2-channel stereo
Tape Speed: 4.75 cm/s
Heads: 1 x record/playback, 1 x erase
Tape Type: type I, CrO2
Noise Reduction: Dolby B
Frequency Response: 30Hz to 16kHz  (type I tape)
Signal to Noise Ratio: 62dB  (dolby B)
Distortion factor: 0.9% at 0 dB at 400 Hz Wow and flutter: 0.07% weighted, WRMS 
Record bias and erase: 85 kHz bias, AC erase 
Shape: Rack
Dimensions: 450 x 146 x 310mm
Weight: 5kg

Connections
Inputs: 
MIC 0.25 mV into 600 Ohms to 10 kOhms 
Line:100 mV into 50 kohms
Line DIN: in/out 40 kOhms
Output:
Line: 0.4 mV into 50 kOhms 
Headphones: 0.75 W into 8 Ohms

Tags: Toshiba, Toshiba PC-330, Tape Deck, Cassette Deck, Direct Loading, 70s Tape Deck