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Dolby B NR

This Philips N5171 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Philips in 1977 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $180 and discontinued 4 years later in 1981.

The main features of the Philips N5171 are: 2 heads, digital tape counter with 3 digits, tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes.

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 N5171 are analog needle VU reading meters.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the N5171 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

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.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1977 Tandy Radio Shack released its version of a personal home computer called the TRS-80.
1978 Introduction of the laserdisc player, using technology invented already in the 1960s
1979 Sony introduced the Walkman
1980 Worldwide sale of Rubik's Cube starts.
1981 Sony introduces the "micro" (3½-inch) floppy disk drive the OA-D30V

Features of Philips N5171

Connectors
Connectivity
2 Mono Microphone Inputs Headphones
Display
Display
3-Digıt Digital Counter Analog Needle Meters
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Orientation Left Front Loading
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head
Head Configuration
2 Head Desiǥn 4 Track / 2 Channel
HighCom NR
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabılity Chrome Tape Capabılity
Transport
Transport
Auto Shutoff Belt Drive (Capsŧan) Mechanical Tape Loading

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