Bang & Olufsen Beocord 5000 Cassette Deck

This Bang & Olufsen Beocord 5000 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Bang & Olufsen in 1978 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $695.

The main features of the Bang & Olufsen Beocord 5000 cassette deck are: 2 heads, 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. 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 5000 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Bang & Olufsen Beocord 5000 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 Bang & Olufsen Beocord 5000 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.