Grundig MCF 600 Cassette Deck

The Grundig MCF 600 is a stereo cassette deck with High-Com noise reduction, it was introduced by Grundig in 1980 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Grundig MCF 600 are: 2 heads, electronic tape counter with 3 digits, manual tape type selection with support for normal, chrome, ferro-chrome and metal tapes, 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 directly over the head block. Additionally the heads can be easilly accessed for cleaning.

Level meters used on the MCF 600 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the MCF 600 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

The High Com system (as used in the MCF 600) works as a broadband 2:1:2 compander, achieving almost 15 dB of noise reduction for low and up to 20 dB for higher frequencies, while avoiding most of the acoustic problems observed with other high compression broadband companders.

To make live recordings this deck has a single microphone input to connect a microphone with a DIN connector. For undisturbed listening a DIN connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied.

• Quartz Control
• Direct Frontloader