Nakamichi TD-500C
Dolby B NR Dolby C logo

This Nakamichi TD-500C is a car cassette/tuner with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Nakamichi in 1993 with a list price of USD $801 and discontinued 10 years later in 2003.

The main features of the Nakamichi TD-500C are: 1 head.

Manual playback azimuth correction provides controls to manually adjust the azimuth of the TD-500Cs 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-500C provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1993 The first graphical program able to view data on the "web" is released through a program called Mosaic
1994 CompactFlash (CF) mass storage device format used in portable electronic devices introduced by SanDisk
1995 Full commercialization in the U.S. of the Internet by removing the last restrictions on carrying commercial traffic.
1996 Nintendo announces the Nintendo 64 (a 64-bit game system).
1997 MultiMediaCard (MMC) flash memory memory card standard unveiled by Siemens AG and SanDisk
1998 Memory Stick, a removable flash memory card format, launched by Sony
1999 SanDisk, Matsushita, and Toshiba agreed to develop and market the SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card
2000 Windows 2000 is released
2001 Microsoft releases Windows XP.
2002 Nakamichi went into bankruptcy protection.
2003 Memory Stick PRO, a removable flash memory card format, launched by Sony and SanDisk

Features of Nakamichi TD-500C

Calibration
Calibration
Manual Playback Azimuth Correction
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Black Finish
Head
Head Configuration
1 Head Desiǥn
HighCom NR
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction Dolby-C Noise Reduction
Power
Power Requirements
External DC Power Supply
Preamplifier
Preamplifier
Tone Control Output-Level Control Balance Control
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
2-Position Equalization Selector
Transport
Transport
Belt Drive (Capsŧan)
Tuner
Station Presets Digital Scale Electronic Tuning

Similar to Nakamichi TD-500C from the period 1993 - 2003