NAD 6150C Stereo Cassette Deck

This NAD 6150C is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by NAD in 1981 with a recommended retail price of USD $250 and discontinued 2 years later in 1983.

The main features of the NAD 6150C are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter and memory stop, 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.

Level meters used on the 6150C are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the 6150C let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the 6150C provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. The 19kHz multiplex pilot slgnal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the 6150C filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

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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