Aiwa AD-7800 Solid State Stereo Cassette Deck

This Aiwa AD-7800 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Aiwa in 1976 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Aiwa AD-7800 are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, mechanical 3 digit tape counter and memory stop, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes with additional manual equalization selection.

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 AD-7800 are analog needle VU reading meters with peak hold for easy adjustment of optimum recording level and peak indicator for easy adjustment of optimum recording level. Mechanical transport controls for reliable AD-7800 transport function selection. Cue and review can be used to easily and quickly locate the beginning of a passage.

To ensure the best response from the wide variety of tapes available adjustment of, bias, to optimum levels can be performed prior to recording.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the AD-7800 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. 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-7800 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.

• 3 Head
• Flat Response Tuning
• Japanese Market
• Cassette Auto Loading