Kenwood KX-40 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Kenwood KX-40 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Kenwood in 1981 with a recommended retail price of USD $185 and discontinued 3 years later in 1984.

The main features of the Kenwood KX-40 are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection and capable of handling normal 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 KX-40 are generic digital peak reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable KX-40 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the KX-40 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.

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