Lo-D D-560 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

This Lo-D D-560 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Lo-D in 1979 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $300.

The main features of the Lo-D D-560 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.

Level meters used on the Lo-D D-560 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Lo-D D-560 transport function selection. Playback speed may be adjusted with pitch control.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Lo-D D-560 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.

• Power Assisted Control
• Servo Drive