Kenwood KX-780 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Kenwood KX-780 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Kenwood in 1985 with a recommended retail price of USD $355.

The main features of the Kenwood KX-780 are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, digital tape counter with 4 digits, manual 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 which is opened by a damped mechanism.

Level meters used on the KX-780 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the KX-780 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the KX-780 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type.

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
• Computer Control System