Yamaha TC-520 Cassette Deck

This Yamaha TC-520 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Yamaha in 1978 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $320 and discontinued 2 years later in 1980.

The main features of the Yamaha TC-520 are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection and capable of handling 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 TC-520 are analog needle VU reading meters with peak indicator for easy adjustment of optimum recording level. Mechanical transport controls for reliable TC-520 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the TC-520 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.

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