Yamaha TC-66
Dolby B NR

The Yamaha TC-66 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Yamaha in 1976 with a list price of USD $270 and discontinued 3 years later in 1979.

The main features of the Yamaha TC-66 cassette deck are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed diagonally in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the Yamaha TC-66 cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Yamaha TC-66 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Yamaha TC-66 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.

Compact Cassette
  • Natural Sound

Historic events

1976 Introduction of Teletext, a European television information that can be seen as a predecessor of the World Wide Web.
1977 The Atari 2600 home video game console released by Atari, Inc.
1978 Introduction of the laserdisc player, using technology invented already in the 1960s
1979 Introduction of the Australian made Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument, the first polyphonic digital sampling synthesiser.

Features of Yamaha TC-66

Connectors
Connectivity
2 Mono Microphone Inputs Headphones
Display
Display
3-Digıt Mechanical Counter Analog Needle Meters
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Orientation Left Wood Case
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
2 Head Desiǥn 4 Track / 2 Channel
Indicators
Indicators
Record Illuminated Cassette Compartment
Noise Resuction
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Controls
Operation
Mechanical Transport Control Timer Recording/Playback
Preamplifier
Preamplifier
Individual Input Level Controls
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabilıty Manual Tape Type Selection Ferro-Chrome Tape Capabilıty Chrome Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
Diagonal Front Tape Loading Sìngle Capsŧan Transport Belt Drive (Capsŧan) Mechanical Tape Loading Auto Stop

Similar to Yamaha TC-66 from the period 1976 - 1979