Lafayette RK-D600 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Lafayette RK-D600 is a stereo cassette deck with double Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Lafayette in 1978 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $300 and discontinued 4 years later in 1982.

The main features of the Lafayette RK-D600 cassette deck are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, mechanical 3 digit tape counter and memory stop, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes, 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.

Level meters used on the Lafayette RK-D600 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Lafayette RK-D600 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Lafayette RK-D600 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. The three-head configuration of the Lafayette RK-D600 requires a Double Dolby system, one for recording and one for playback.

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.