Thorens PC 650 3 Head Stereo Cassette Deck

The Thorens PC 650 is a stereo cassette deck with double Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Thorens in 1978 with a list price of USD $1,300 and discontinued 2 years later in 1980.

The main features of the Thorens PC 650 cassette deck are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, analog 3 digit tape counter and memory stop, manual tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed upside-down in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the Thorens PC 650 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters with peak indicator for easy adjustment of optimum recording level. Full-logic transport controls used on the Thorens PC 650 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

To ensure the best response from the wide variety of tapes available adjustment of, sensitivity, to optimum levels can be performed prior to recording.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Thorens PC 650 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. The three-head configuration of the Thorens PC 650 requires a Double Dolby system, one for recording and one for playback.

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.