Bang & Olufsen Beocord 8000 Cassette Deck

This Bang & Olufsen Beocord 8000 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Bang & Olufsen in 1980 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $995.

The main features of the Bang & Olufsen Beocord 8000 are: 2 heads, digital tape counter with 4 digits, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical of this deck is the 70's top loading layout 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 Beocord 8000 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Beocord 8000 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 Beocord 8000 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.