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Dolby B NR

This Yamaha TC-800 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Yamaha in 1975 and discontinued 4 years later in 1979.

The TC-800 is equipped with, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes.

Typical of this deck is the 70's top loading layout. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Yamaha TC-800 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

Compact Cassette
  • Natural Sound

Historic events

1975 Sony launched the Betamax videocassette recording format.
1976 Elcaset audio format introduced by Sony as an improvement to compact cassettes.
1977 Tandy Radio Shack released its version of a personal home computer called the TRS-80.
1978 The first satellite in the modern Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is launched.
1979 Philips introduced the Video 2000-system (also known as 'Video Compact Cassette' or VCC)

Features of Yamaha TC-800

Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Top Loading Grey Finish
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
4 Track / 2 Channel
Noise Resuction
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Power
Power Requirements
Alternating Current
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabilıty Chrome Tape Capabilıty Ferro-Chrome Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
Mechanical Tape Loading Auto Stop

Similar to Yamaha TC-800 from the period 1975 - 1979