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The Lafayette RK-D50 is a stereo cassette deck, it was introduced by Lafayette in 1973 with a list price of USD $260 and discontinued 5 years later in 1978.

The main features of the Lafayette RK-D50 cassette deck are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection with support for normal and chrome tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

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 Lafayette RK-D50 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Lafayette RK-D50 transport function selection.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1973 Computer graphics are used for the first time in a Motion Picture Industry for the movie Westworld.
1974 Intel releases the 8080 processor, the 8-bit successor to the original 8008.
1975 Sony launched the Betamax videocassette recording format.
1976 Elcaset audio format introduced by Sony as an improvement to compact cassettes.
1977 Tandy Radio Shack released its version of a personal home computer called the TRS-80.
1978 The first satellite in the modern Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is launched.

Features of Lafayette RK-D50

Display
Display
3-Digıt Mechanical Counter Analog Needle Meters
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Orientation Left Black Finish
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
2 Head Desiǥn 4 Track / 2 Channel
Controls
Operation
Mechanical Transport Control
Power
Power Requirements
Alternating Current
Preamplifier
Preamplifier
Individual Input Level Controls
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabilıty Manual Tape Type Selection Chrome Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
Sìngle Capsŧan Transport Belt Drive (Capsŧan) Mechanical Tape Loading Auto Stop

Similar to Lafayette RK-D50 from the period 1973 - 1978