Bang & Olufsen Beocord 5500 Cassette Deck

This Bang & Olufsen Beocord 5500 is a auto-reverse stereo cassette deck with Dolby B/C and HX-Pro noise reduction, it was first sold by Bang & Olufsen in 1986 with a recommended retail price of USD $1,100.

The main features of the Bang & Olufsen Beocord 5500 cassette deck are: 2 heads, digital tape counter with 4 digits, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes, belt driven auto reverse transport.

Typical front loading cassette 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 5500 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Bang & Olufsen Beocord 5500 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the Bang & Olufsen Beocord 5500 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.