Yamaha KX-650 Natural Sound Stereo Cassette Deck

This Yamaha KX-650 is a stereo cassette deck with double Dolby B/C and HX-Pro noise reduction, it was first sold by Yamaha in 1991 with a recommended retail price of USD $357 and discontinued 2 years later in 1993.

The main features of the Yamaha KX-650 cassette deck are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, digital tape counter with 4 digits and memory stop, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes, dual capstan transport.

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

Level meters used on the Yamaha KX-650 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters with peak hold for easy adjustment of optimum recording level. Full-logic transport controls used on the Yamaha KX-650 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the Yamaha KX-650 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. The Dolby HX PRO system provides precise bias control during recording to reduce distortion and improve linearity in the high-frequency range, the result is recorded sound that is highly faithful to the original. The three-head configuration of the Yamaha KX-650 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 KX-650 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

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.