Nakamichi BX-100 2 Head Cassette Deck
Nakamichi BX-100E
This Nakamichi BX-100 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Nakamichi in 1984 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $349 and discontinued 3 years later in 1987.
The main features of the Nakamichi BX-100 are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter and memory stop, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes with additional manual equalization selection, belt driven single-capstan transport.
Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the center 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 BX-100 are digital LED peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the BX-100 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.
The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the BX-100 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. 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 BX-100 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.
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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Features of Nakamichi BX-100
RCA Input/Output Connectors
Headphones
Digital LED Peak-Reading Meters
3-Digıt Mechanical Counter
High Frequency Bias Oscillator
Silver Finish
Orientation Center
Black Finish
Front Loading
Stereo
2 Head Desiǥn
4 Track / 2 Channel
Power
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
MPX Filter
Full Logic Transport Control
Memory Repeat
Timer Recording/Playback
Memory Stop
Electronic Fade-Out
Electronic Fade-In
Individual Input Level Controls
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Manual Tape Type Selection
Normal Tape Capabılity
Manual Tape Equalization
Chrome Tape Capabılity
Metal Tape Capabılity
Auto Shutoff
Mechanical Tape Loading
Sìngle Capsŧan Transport
3x Motor Mechanism
Belt Drive (Capsŧan)
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