| Recorders Home and portable DCC recorders and
players are no longer produced. However, some recorders
that are "in the pipeline" may still be
available. The list below is probably not complete. If
anyone has anything important to add (preferably with
pictures), don't hesitate to contact me.
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| The last generation of
Philips recorders |
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DCC-951,
stationary recorder (43cm wide) meant for use in
Philips' top line of audio equipment: the
"900-series". Developed in Hasselt,
Belgium. |
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DCC-730,
stationary recorder (43cm wide) with generic
design meant for use in Philips' sub-top line,
the "700 series", or in racks of other
brands. Internally the same as the 951, except it
doesn't have ESI remote control bus connectors. |
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DCC-134,
portable player, developed by Marantz |
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DCC-170,
portable recorder, developed by Marantz |
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DCC175,
portable recorder, can be connected to a PC's
parallel port with the DCC-link cable. Only sold
in The Netherlands. It looks very similar to the
DCC-170 but internally it is very different. |
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FW-68,
a mini system with a DCC deck. Not much info on
this one; does it have two DCC decks or one
analog and one DCC, and can both decks record? |
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DCC-822/DCC-824
car systems (playback only). The 822 is the same
as the 824, but the 824 includes the (wired)
remote control. There also is a DCC-850 car
system - it is not clear which was first. All DCC
car stereos can be connected to a CD changer with
a "D2B" connector |
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| Earlier Philips recorders |
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not online yet |
DCC-900:
The first DCC recorder. It looks similar to the
950 but doesn't have any text editing
capabilities. It does however have a timer
switch, decent VU meters (?) and an analog
recording level control. |
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DCC-130:
The first portable DCC (player only) |
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not online yet |
DCC-600:
a stationary recorder with a generic design to
fit in existing stereo systems, with a tray in
which the cassette had to be laid sideways
(cool!). The controls are similar to the 730, but
it can't edit text. |
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| Other brands |
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Marantz
PMD-601 professional portable DCC recorder. I've
never seen one for real, but the specs say it
runs 10 hours on a battery load and has some
professional features; As far as I can tell from
the picture, it's a DCC-170 plus some extras. It
was available after the official demise
of DCC but I don't know if it still is. |
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picture |
The
Optimus DC-2000 from Radio Shack was quite
popular in the USA. For more information, see the
DCC-L homepage |
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not online yet |
Grundig
had a DCC recorder, introduced simultaneously
with the DCC-900; this one also had a sideways
tray. |
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Matsushita
also made a DCC recorder but I've never seen it. |
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