Rotel RD-700 Stereo Cassette Deck

The Rotel RD-700 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Rotel in 1981 with a recommended retail price of USD $300 and discontinued 3 years later in 1984.

The main features of the Rotel RD-700 are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter and memory stop, manual tape type selection with support for 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 directly over the head block. Additionally the heads can be easilly accessed for cleaning.

Level meters used on the RD-700 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the RD-700 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 RD-700 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. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.