Pioneer T-858 Stereo Cassette Deck

The Pioneer T-858 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B/C and HX-Pro noise reduction, it was introduced by Pioneer in 1990.

The main features of the Pioneer T-858 cassette deck are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, electronic tape counter with 4 digits, tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes, dual capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck.

Level meters used on the Pioneer T-858 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters.

Dolby C-type used in the Pioneer T-858 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.

Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.