NAD 6300 Monitor Stereo Cassette Deck

This NAD 6300 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B/C and HX-Pro noise reduction, it was first sold by NAD in 1987 with a list price of USD $899 and discontinued 4 years later in 1991.

The main features of the NAD 6300 are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, digital tape counter with 3 digits, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes, dual 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 6300 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the 6300 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the 6300 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. The Dolby HX PRO system provides precise bias control during recording to reduce distortion and improve linearity in the high-frequency range, the result is recorded sound that is highly faithful to the original. 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 6300 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable. All main transport commands can be issued remotely with a wireless remote control.