Aiwa SD-L50 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Aiwa SD-L50 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Aiwa in 1980 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $320 and discontinued 5 years later in 1985.

The main features of the Aiwa SD-L50 are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, 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 SD-L50 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the SD-L50 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 SD-L50 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.