Nakamichi 350 2-Head Cassette Deck

The Nakamichi 350 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Nakamichi in 1976 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $450 and discontinued 4 years later in 1980.

The main features of the Nakamichi 350 are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection with support for normal and chrome tapes with additional manual equalization selection, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical of this deck is the 70's top loading layout with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the 350 is a single analog needle VU reading meter. Mechanical transport controls for reliable 350 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the 350 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

To make live recordings this deck has 3 microphone inputs (for left, right and center channels) to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.