Yamaha KX-W500 Natural Sound Stereo Double Cassette Deck

The Yamaha KX-W500 is a auto-reverse stereo double cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Yamaha in 1987.

The main features of the Yamaha KX-W500 are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, automatic tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes, belt driven auto reverse transport.

Typical front loading double cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on both sides 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 KX-W500 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the KX-W500 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 KX-W500 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

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. All main transport commands can be issued remotely with a wired remote control.

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