Grundig MCF 500 Cassette Deck

This Grundig MCF 500 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Grundig in 1980 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Grundig MCF 500 cassette deck are: 2 heads, digital tape counter with 3 digits, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and ferro-chrome 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 directly over the head block. Additionally the heads can be easilly accessed for cleaning.

Level meters used on the Grundig MCF 500 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Grundig MCF 500 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 MCF 500 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

To make live recordings this deck has a single microphone input to connect a microphone with a DIN connector. For undisturbed listening a DIN connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied.

• Quartz Control
• Direct Frontloader