Pioneer CT-F555 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

The Pioneer CT-F555 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Pioneer in 1981 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Pioneer CT-F555 cassette deck are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, manual 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 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 which is opened by a damped mechanism.

Level meters used on the Pioneer CT-F555 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Pioneer CT-F555 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-F555 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 built-in RCA cable and recording from a source by a built-in RCA cable.

• Full Logic Control System