Fisher DD-450 Stereo Cassette Deck

The Fisher DD-450 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Fisher in 1982 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Fisher DD-450 cassette deck are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, analog 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes, 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 with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the Fisher DD-450 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Fisher DD-450 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection. Playback speed may be adjusted with pitch control.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Fisher DD-450 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

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

• Studio Standard
• Full Logic Control
• Metal