TEAC A-450 Stereo Cassette Deck

This TEAC A-450 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by TEAC in 1973 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $500 and discontinued 3 years later in 1976.

The main features of the TEAC A-450 are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes with additional manual equalization selection, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical of this deck is the 70's top loading layout 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 A-450 are analog needle VU reading meters with peak indicator for easy adjustment of optimum recording level. Mechanical transport controls for reliable A-450 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the A-450 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.