Nikko ND-1000
Dolby B NR Metal Tape 3 Head

The Nikko ND-1000 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Nikko in 1981 with a list price of USD $550 and discontinued 3 years later in 1984.

The main features of the Nikko ND-1000 cassette deck are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, analog 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes.

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 Nikko ND-1000 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Nikko ND-1000 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1981 IBM introduces the IBM PC.
1982 Dolby HX introduced by Dolby Laboratories
1983 Series The "A-Team" with Mr T premieres on TV.
1984 Apple Computer introduces the Macintosh.

Features of Nikko ND-1000

Display
Display
3-Digıt Mechanical Counter Digital Peak-Reading Meters
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Black Finish Orientation Left Front Loading
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
4 Track / 2 Channel 3 Head Desiǥn
Noise Resuction
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabilıty Chrome Tape Capabilıty Metal Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
Mechanical Tape Loading

Similar to Nikko ND-1000 from the period 1981 - 1984