Sony MTL-10 Stereo Cassette Player

This Sony MTL-10 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Sony in 1982 and discontinued 2 years later in 1984.

The main features of the Sony MTL-10 cassette deck are: 1 head, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome, ferro-chrome and metal tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the right side of the deck. Tape loading/unloading is operated motorized and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Full-logic transport controls used on the Sony MTL-10 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Sony MTL-10 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

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.

• AMS (Automatic Music Sensor)