Aiwa AD-3500 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Aiwa AD-3500 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Aiwa in 1981 with a recommended retail price of USD $395 and discontinued 5 years later in 1986.

The main features of the Aiwa AD-3500 are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes, 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 with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the AD-3500 are generic digital peak reading meters. Soft-touch controls for fast and easy transport function selection of the AD-3500. Cue and review can be used to easily and quickly locate the beginning of a passage.

Dolby C-type used in the AD-3500 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. The 19kHz multiplex pilot slgnal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the AD-3500 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

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.

• DX Combination Head System
• Soft Touch Control Mechanism
• 3 Head
• ADMS (Automatic Demagnetizing System)
• Micro Grain Capstan