Aiwa AD-3600 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Aiwa AD-3600 is a stereo cassette deck with double Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Aiwa in 1981 with a list price of USD $460 and discontinued 5 years later in 1986.

The main features of the Aiwa AD-3600 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 dual-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-3600 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the AD-3600 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the AD-3600 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. The three-head configuration of the AD-3600 requires a Double Dolby system, one for recording and one for playback. 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-3600 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
• Dual Motor Drive
• Dual Capstan Drive System
• 3 Head
• ADMS (Automatic Demagnetizing System)