Onkyo TA-6510 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

This Onkyo TA-6510 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B/C and HX-Pro noise reduction, it was first sold by Onkyo in 1995 with a recommended retail price of USD $400 and discontinued 2 years later in 1997.

The main features of the Onkyo TA-6510 are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, digital tape counter with 4 digits, 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 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 TA-6510 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the TA-6510 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the TA-6510 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.

Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.