Toshiba PC-5060 Stereo Cassette Deck

The Toshiba PC-5060 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Toshiba in 1975 with a recommended retail price of USD $320 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Toshiba PC-5060 are:, analog 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection with support for normal and chrome 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 with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the PC-5060 are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable PC-5060 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the PC-5060 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.