B&O Beocord 8002
Dolby B NR Full Logic Metal Tape

This Bang & Olufsen Beocord 8002 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Bang & Olufsen in 1981 with a recommended retail price of USD $1,100.

The main features of the Bang & Olufsen Beocord 8002 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 single-capstan transport.

Typical of this deck is the 70's top loading layout 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 Bang & Olufsen Beocord 8002 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Bang & Olufsen Beocord 8002 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 8002 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1981 Dave Smith proposes the Universal Synthesizer Interface that would become the MIDI standard in 1983.

Features of Bang & Olufsen Beocord 8002

Display
Display
4-Digıt Digital Counter Digital Peak-Reading Meters
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Silver Finish Orientation Left 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 Dolby HX
Controls
Operation
Full Logic Transport Control
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabilıty Chrome Tape Capabilıty Metal Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
Auto Shutoff Sìngle Capsŧan Transport Belt Drive (Capsŧan) Mechanical Tape Loading

Similar to Bang & Olufsen Beocord 8002 from the period 1981