NAD 6040 Stereo Cassette Deck

This NAD 6040 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by NAD in 1980 with a recommended retail price of USD $218 and discontinued 2 years later in 1982.

The main features of the NAD 6040 cassette deck are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter and memory stop, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome, ferro-chrome and metal 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 NAD 6040 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable NAD 6040 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the NAD 6040 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. 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 6040 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

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 cable and recording from a source by a cable.