Cassette Deck Reviews

ADS C3
Cassette Deck

Designed to match the other components in the ADS Atelier series, the ADS C3 cassette deck has a distinctly European flavor in both its styling and some of its features. The low-profile...
Aiwa AD-3800U
Cassette Deck

The Aiwa AD-3800U is a three-head, dual-capstan deck that incorporates both Dolby-B and Dolby-C noise-reduction systems. Through the use of a microprocessor chip it is also able to...
Aiwa AD-F660
Cassette Deck

The Aiwa AD-F660 cassette deck offers Dolby-B and Dolby-C noise reduction as well as Dolby-HX Professional high-frequency headroom extension. A three-head, dual-capstan deck, the AD-F660...
Aiwa AD-F780
Cassette Deck

The new Aiwa AD-F780 cassette deck is designed for the audiophile who wants a number of advanced features at a medium price point. In addition to the usual Dolby B and Dolby C noise-reduction...
Aiwa AD-M800U
Cassette Deck

The Aiwa AD-M800U is a two-motor, three-head cassette deck with a microprocessor-controlled “DATA” system (Digital Automatic Tape Adaptation) that optimizes the recorder for any...
Aiwa AD-S950
Cassette Deck

The AD-S950 is Aiwa’s top-of-the-line analog cassette deck. With a three-head, dual-capstan design, the AD-S950 incorporates Dolby HX Pro headroom expansion together with the full...
Akai GX-9
Cassette Deck

The Akai GX-9 is a three-head, dual-capstan cassette deck with Dolby B and Dolby C noise reduction, automatic bias optimization for each individual tape, and a host of other automated...
Akai GX-R6
Cassette Deck

Akai's GX-R6 cassette deck is a two-head dual-capstan model with bidirectional (auto-reverse) recording and playback capabilities, both Dolby-B and Dolby-C noise reduction, a variety...
Akai GX-R99
Cassette Deck

The Akai GX-R99 cassette deck boasts as many attractive and truly useful features as any tape unit to come our way in some time. Capable of bidirectional autoreverse recording and playback,...
Bang&Olufsen Beocord 5000
Cassette Deck

Slim of line and with the graceful Scandinavian styling that has traditionally marked Bang & Olufsen’s products, the Beocord 5000 two-head cassette deck offers a distinctive alternative...
Denon DR-M44
Cassette Deck

Denon, a division of Nippon Columbia, is probably best known to audiophiles in the U.S. for its high-quality turntables and digitally mastered LP’s and Compact Discs. The company...
Dual C844
Cassette Deck

The Dual Model C844 is a two-speed, three-head cassette deck that incorporates both the normal Dolby-B and the newer, more effective Dolby-C noise-reduction systems. Its solenoid-operated...