Aiwa AD-FF60 Cassette Deck

The Aiwa AD-FF60 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B/C and HX-Pro noise reduction, it was introduced by Aiwa in 1983 with a list price of USD $375.

The main features of the Aiwa AD-FF60 cassette deck are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, electronic tape counter with 4 digits, tape type selection with support for normal and chrome tapes, belt driven dual-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 Aiwa AD-FF60 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Aiwa AD-FF60 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the Aiwa AD-FF60 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. The Dolby HX PRO system provides precise bias control during recording to reduce distortion and improve linearity in the high-frequency range, the result is recorded sound that is highly faithful to the original.

• Japanese Market