Yamaha TC-800GL
Dolby B NR

This Yamaha TC-800GL is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Yamaha in 1975 with a list price of USD $390 and discontinued 3 years later in 1978.

The main features of the Yamaha TC-800GL cassette deck are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter and memory stop, automatic tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes with automatic equalization selection, belt driven single-capstan transport.

One of the few decks that have a wedge-shaped layout 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 TC-800GL cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Yamaha TC-800GL transport function selection. Playback speed may be adjusted with pitch control.

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

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect a microphone with a DIN 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.

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.

Features of Yamaha TC-800GL

Connectors
Connectivity
2 Mono Microphone Inputs AC Power Cord / Plug DIN Microphone Connector RCA Input/Output Connectors Headphones
Display
Display
3-Digıt Mechanical Counter Analog Needle Meters
Electronics
Electronics
Peak Limiter Normal Frequency Bias Oscillator
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Grey Finish Orientation Left Sloped Front
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
2 Head Desiǥn 4 Track / 2 Channel
Noise Resuction
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Controls
Operation
Battery Check Memory Stop Mechanical Transport Control Pitch Control
Power
Power Requirements
Battery Powered Alternating Current
Preamplifier
Preamplifier
Individual Output Level Controls Individual Input Level Controls
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Automatic Tape Equalization Automatic Tape Type Selection Normal Tape Capabilıty Chrome Tape Capabilıty Ferro-Chrome Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
1x Motor Mechanism Mechanical Tape Loading Sìngle Capsŧan Transport Belt Drive (Capsŧan)

Similar to Yamaha TC-800GL from the period 1975 - 1978