Hitachi D-707 II Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

The Hitachi D-707 II is a stereo cassette deck with double Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was introduced by Hitachi in 1987 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Hitachi D-707 II cassette deck are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, electronic tape counter with 4 digits, manual tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes, belt driven dual-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 Hitachi D-707 II cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Hitachi D-707 II let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the Hitachi D-707 II provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. The three-head configuration of the Hitachi D-707 II requires a Double Dolby system, one for recording and one for playback.

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.