Yamaha KX-130 Natural Sound Stereo Cassette Deck

The Yamaha KX-130 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was introduced by Yamaha in 1989 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $125 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Yamaha KX-130 cassette deck are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, automatic tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal 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 with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the Yamaha KX-130 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Yamaha KX-130 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the Yamaha KX-130 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type.

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.

• Auto Tape Selector
• DC Servo Capstan Drive
• Natural Sound