Grundig CF 5500-2 Cassette Deck

This Grundig CF 5500-2 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Grundig in 1981 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Grundig CF 5500-2 cassette deck are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, digital tape counter with 3 digits and memory stop, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome, ferro-chrome and metal tapes with additional manual equalization selection, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the right 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 Grundig CF 5500-2 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Grundig CF 5500-2 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 Grundig CF 5500-2 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

• 2 Motors
• 3 Heads
• Quartz Control
• Direct Frontloader