Pioneer CT-S540S Stereo Cassette Deck

This Pioneer CT-S540S is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B/C/S and HX-Pro noise reduction, it was first sold by Pioneer in 1995 with a list price of USD $380 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Pioneer CT-S540S cassette deck are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, automatic tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes.

Typical front loading cassette deck.

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-S540S. 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.