Pioneer CT-S440S Stereo Cassette Deck

The Pioneer CT-S440S is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B/C/S and HX-Pro noise reduction, it was introduced by Pioneer in 1995 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Pioneer CT-S440S cassette deck are: 2 heads, automatic tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes.

Typical front loading cassette 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.

Dolby S-type noise reduction gives cleaner transient response, provides lower noise levels, both at low and high frequencies, and allows higher signal levels to be recorded safely on the Pioneer CT-S440S. Dolby S-type noise reduction provides 24 dB of high frequency noise reduction plus an additional 10 dB of low frequency noise reduction. 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.