Rotel RD-400 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck

The Rotel RD-400 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Rotel in 1981 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $180 and discontinued 3 years later in 1984.

The main features of the Rotel RD-400 cassette deck are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes.

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

Level meters used on the Rotel RD-400 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Rotel RD-400 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Rotel RD-400 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 RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.