B&O Beocord 1500
Dolby B NR

This Bang & Olufsen Beocord 1500 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Bang & Olufsen in 1979 with a list price of USD $300 and discontinued 2 years later in 1981.

The main features of the Bang & Olufsen Beocord 1500 cassette deck 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 of this deck is the 70's top loading layout with the cassette compartiment located on the right 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 Bang & Olufsen Beocord 1500 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Bang & Olufsen Beocord 1500 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Bang & Olufsen Beocord 1500 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1979 Philips introduced the Video 2000-system (also known as 'Video Compact Cassette' or VCC)
1980 Dolby C Noise Reduction introduced by Dolby Laboratories.
1981 Dave Smith proposes the Universal Synthesizer Interface that would become the MIDI standard in 1983.

Features of Bang & Olufsen Beocord 1500

Display
Display
3-Digıt Mechanical Counter Analog Needle Meters
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Orientation Right Top Loading
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
2 Head Desiǥn 4 Track / 2 Channel
Noise Resuction
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Controls
Operation
Mechanical Transport Control
Preamplifier
Preamplifier
Individual Input Level Controls
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabilıty Chrome Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
Sìngle Capsŧan Transport Belt Drive (Capsŧan) Mechanical Tape Loading Auto Stop

Similar to Bang & Olufsen Beocord 1500 from the period 1979 - 1981