Philips FC 950 900 Series Stereo Cassette Deck

The Philips FC 950 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B/C and HX-Pro noise reduction, it was introduced by Philips in 1993.

The main features of the Philips FC 950 cassette deck are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, electronic tape counter with 4 digits, tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the center of the deck. Tape loading/unloading is operated motorized and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the Philips FC 950 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters with multi-color indication to provide visual saturation level of tape and peak hold for easy adjustment of optimum recording level. Full-logic transport controls used on the Philips FC 950 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the Philips FC 950 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. The Dolby HX PRO system provides precise bias control during recording to reduce distortion and improve linearity in the high-frequency range, the result is recorded sound that is highly faithful to the original. To further maintain recording accuracy, the FC 950 incorporates a switchable multiplex filter. When you record FM stereo broadcasts, the MPX filter of the FC 950 can be swiched on to prevent the standard 19kHz FM pilot signal from interfering with the noise reduction system.

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.