Pioneer CT-540 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

The Pioneer CT-540 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Pioneer in 1983 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $200 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Pioneer CT-540 cassette deck are: 2 heads, manual 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 Pioneer CT-540 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Pioneer CT-540 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Pioneer CT-540 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.