Dual C 814 Cassette Deck

This Dual C 814 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Dual in 1981 with a recommended retail price of USD $300 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Dual C 814 cassette deck are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome, ferro-chrome and metal tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed directly over the head block. Additionally the heads can be easilly accessed for cleaning.

Level meters used on the Dual C 814 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Soft-touch controls for fast and easy transport function selection of the Dual C 814 cassette deck.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Dual C 814 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.

• DLL (Direct Load & Lock System)