Nakamichi TD-500 Mobile Tuner/Cassette Deck
Nakamichi TD-500E / Nakamichi TD-500D
This Nakamichi TD-500 is a stereo car cassette/tuner with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Nakamichi in 1984 with a recommended retail price of USD $800 and discontinued 7 years later in 1991.
The main features of the Nakamichi TD-500 are: 1 head, belt driven single-capstan transport.
Tape loading/unloading is operated motorized and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.
Full-logic transport controls used on the TD-500 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.
Manual playback azimuth correction provides controls to manually adjust the azimuth of the TD-500s playback head to the azimuth the tape was recorded with so playback on the {0} is possible with the best sound quality.
Dolby C-type used in the TD-500 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type.
Historic events
Features of Nakamichi TD-500
Manual Playback Azimuth Correction
Black Finish
Stereo
1 Head Desiǥn
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Dolby-C Noise Reduction
Full Logic Transport Control
Auto-Play
Memory Repeat
External DC Power Supply
Tone Control
Output-Level Control
Balance Control
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
2-Position Equalization Selector
Motorized Tape Loading
Auto Shutoff
Sìngle Capsŧan Transport
Belt Drive (Capsŧan)
Station Presets
Digital Scale
Electronic Tuning
Similar to Nakamichi TD-500 from the period 1984 - 1991
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