Bell & Howell 1700 Cassette Deck

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This Bell & Howell 1700 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Bell & Howell in 1971 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Bell & Howell 1700 cassette deck are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual 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 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 Bell & Howell 1700 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Bell & Howell 1700 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Bell & Howell 1700 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect a microphone with a DIN connector.