Revox B710 Microcomputer Controlled Cassette Tape Deck

This Revox B710 is a stereo cassette deck with double Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Revox in 1981 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $1,900 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Revox B710 cassette deck are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, digital tape counter with 4 digits, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes with automatic equalization selection, double direct drive dual-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the center of the deck. Tape loading/unloading is operated motorized and the cassette needs to be placed directly over the head block. Additionally the heads can be easilly accessed for cleaning.

Level meters used on the Revox B710 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Revox B710 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the Revox B710 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. The three-head configuration of the Revox B710 requires a Double Dolby system, one for recording and one for playback. The 19kHz multiplex pilot slgnal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the B710 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

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 RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable. All main transport commands can be issued remotely with a wired remote control.