Onkyo TA-2040 cassette deck front panel in silver, with green tape marking it as a parts unit

Onkyo TA-2040 rear panel — RCA jacks and mains lead, green tape across the cabinet

Onkyo TA-2040 Cassette Deck – Silver, Japan, For Parts/Repair

Name: Onkyo TA-2040 Cassette Deck – Silver, Japan, For Parts/Repair
Brand: Onkyo
SKU: 16763
Price: 25.00 CAD
Availability: InStock

$25.00

Sold as-is for parts or repair: multiple faults, not covered by our warranty, not eligible for trade-back, all sales final. What it is, is a 1980 Japanese-built two-head deck with a sendust head, full-logic transport, FG-servo motor and Dolby B — not economic for our bench, and a completely different arithmetic if you have a soldering iron.

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Onkyo TA-2040 Stereo Cassette Deck – Silver, Made in Japan, Sold As-Is for Parts or Repair

A 1980 Japanese-built Onkyo cassette deck with multiple faults, offered as-is for parts or repair, with no warranty implied. It is not economic for us to repair to the standard we would want to sell it at — but that is a commercial judgement about our own bench rates, not a verdict on the deck.

Where the TA-2040 Sat

The TA-2040 is a two-head front-loading deck with a sendust record/playback head, full-logic soft-touch transport, FG-servo DC motor, Dolby B, fluorescent level display and auto-stop. Handles normal, chrome and metal tape.

Who This Is For

For a hobbyist with time and a soldering iron, that arithmetic is completely different, and this is a deck worth having a go at. Failing that it is a genuinely useful donor: the silver faceplate, the knobs, the transport assembly, the heads and the display are all worth having if you are keeping another Onkyo of the period alive, and a working deck of this vintage costs many times more than the parts inside this one.

Onkyo TA-2040 Stereo Cassette Deck Specifications

Model: TA-2040
Type: Two-head, single-well stereo cassette deck
Production: 1980 to 1982
Tape Types: Normal, CrO2, Metal
Noise Reduction: Dolby B
Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 19 kHz (metal tape)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 65 dB (Dolby B)
Wow and Flutter: 0.055%
Origin: Made in Japan
Condition: Multiple faults, non-working — sold as-is for parts or repair, no warranty
Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 16.5 x 4.7 x 13 inches (418 x 120 x 330 mm)
Weight: 14.1 lbs (6.4 kg)

⚠️ Important Information for International Buyers

This unit is configured for North American 110/120V power. Buyers outside North America will require a step-down transformer and appropriate plug adapter.

Sold As-Is — Please Read

This unit is offered as-is for parts or repair. It is not covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and is not eligible for the Perpetual Trade-Back Program. All sales final.

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Additional information

Weight	16.1 lbs
Dimensions	17 × 20.5 × 8.7 in

About brand

Onkyo at Radique

We service Onkyo, too. Bring us your own Onkyo receivers, amplifiers, CD players, cassette decks and turntables for repair, servicing or restoration, with a 90-day warranty on the work. See our Audio Service page

Onkyo was founded in Osaka in 1946 by Takeshi Godai as Osaka Denki Onkyo, and the name was shortened to Onkyo in 1971. We carry Onkyo AV receivers and stereo receivers, cassette decks and CD players. We've had more than 60 Onkyo listings so far, covering more than 50 different models. Every AV receiver we list is tested input by input on our bench: each HDMI input and output, the analog, optical and coaxial inputs, the subwoofer outputs and the wireless features where it has them. Every used Onkyo here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.

The Onkyo models we've sold most often include the TX-SR313, TX-NR626 and TX-SR706 AV receivers.

The Onkyo story, 1946 to today

Takeshi Godai, who Onkyo says had headed Matsushita Electric's speaker factory, founded Osaka Denki Onkyo in Osaka in 1946. Stereophile translates the name as "Osaka Electric Sound Harmony", and the company shortened it to Onkyo in 1971.

Integra and home theatre. Onkyo's Integra amplifier line began in 1969, and by the 1990s, Stereophile says, Onkyo had become a well-regarded home theatre brand.

Pioneer joins. In March 2015 Onkyo took over Pioneer's home AV business, and both brands carried on under their own names.

New owners. In September 2021 the Onkyo and Integra brands passed to a joint venture of VOXX's Premium Audio Company and Sharp, which builds the products. The old Onkyo company in Japan filed for bankruptcy in May 2022, after the brands had been sold. Gentex bought VOXX in April 2025, and Onkyo says its research and development is still in Osaka.

Which Onkyo is which?

TX stereo receivers: a long run from the 1970s to today, such as the TX-830 of the late 1980s and the TX-8030 of 2011.

TX-SV and TX-DS home theatre receivers (1990s to about 2001): for example the TX-SV 454 and the TX-DS484.

TX-SR receivers (from 2002): such as the TX-SR502 (about 2004 to 2005) and the TX-SR706 (about 2008 to 2009).

TX-NR network receivers (2010s): with network and streaming features, such as the TX-NR626 (about 2013 to 2014).

TX-RZ receivers (from 2016): the newer flagships.

DX-C CD changers: from the DX-C210 of 1993 onward.