Hitachi D-580 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

This Hitachi D-580 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Hitachi in 1979 with a recommended retail price of USD $380 and discontinued 4 years later in 1983.

The main features of the Hitachi D-580 cassette deck are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes with additional manual equalization selection, 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 with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well which is opened by a damped mechanism.

Level meters used on the Hitachi D-580 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Hitachi D-580 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 Hitachi D-580 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.

• IC Logic Control
• 2 Motor
• Air Damp Eject