Kenwood KX-5060S Stereo Cassette Deck

This Kenwood KX-5060S is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B/C/S and HX-Pro noise reduction, it was first sold by Kenwood in 1994 with a list price of USD $330 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Kenwood KX-5060S cassette deck are: 2 heads, digital tape counter with 4 digits, manual tape type selection and capable of handling 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.

Level meters used on the Kenwood KX-5060S cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Kenwood KX-5060S let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby S-type noise reduction gives cleaner transient response, provides lower noise levels, both at low and high frequencies, and allows higher signal levels to be recorded safely on the Kenwood KX-5060S. Dolby S-type noise reduction provides 24 dB of high frequency noise reduction plus an additional 10 dB of low frequency noise reduction. The Dolby HX PRO system provides precise bias control during recording to reduce distortion and improve linearity in the high-frequency range, the result is recorded sound that is highly faithful to the original. The 19kHz multiplex pilot slgnal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the KX-5060S filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.

• DPSS (Direct Program Search System)