Cassette Deck

Cassette Deck The transport, recording, and playback device used with cassettes; it is part of an audio system, requiring attachment to an amplifier or receiver, as well as loudspeakers. In principle the analog audiocassette deck is similar to the reel-to-reel tape recorder, but the size and spacing of the drive and rewind components is configured to work with the much smaller and self-contained cassette. Decks available in 2001 included Dolby B and Dolby C noise-reduction systems, with upscale…