Bigston BSD-300 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Bigston BSD-300 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Bigston in 1977 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $170 and discontinued 5 years later in 1982.

The main features of the Bigston BSD-300 are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes with additional manual equalization selection, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed diagonally in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the BSD-300 are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable BSD-300 transport function selection. Cue and review can be used to easily and quickly locate the beginning of a passage.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the BSD-300 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs 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.

• Full Auto-Stop
• Auto-Rewind