Great sounding cassette deck from the mid 1970s. Everything on the unit functions like it should, and cassettes play and sound just fine. Now, if you pop in a worn out cassette tape and expect it to work properly, try again with a properly maintained cassette .., in other words, the deck can't be held responsible for old worn out cassette tapes. I've played dozens of different cassettes from my collection and they've all sounded great and played without issues!

Shipping is $35 .., Lower 48 States only!

Details

• The Nakamichi 500 Dual-Tracer is a vintage two-head stereo cassette deck manufactured from 1974 to 1978. Designed as an affordable, high-performance alternative to Nakamichi's flagship three-head Tri-Tracer systems (such as the 1000 and 700), it bridges much of that sonic quality into a two-head format.

Key Specifications & Features

• Type: 2-head, single compact cassette deck (1 record/playback head, 1 erase head) [1, 2]
• Heads: Proprietary Focused-Gap record/playback head engineered for elevated head-saturation levels. [1, 2]
• Tape Support: Type I (Normal) and CrO2 (Chrome) with manual tape-type and equalization selection. [1, 2]
• Noise Reduction: Dolby B. [1, 2]
• Frequency Response: 40 Hz – 17 kHz (CrO2 tape). [1, 2]
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 63 dB (with Dolby B). [1, 2]
• Wow and Flutter: 0.13%. [1, 2]
• Inputs & Controls: Top-loading 1970s layout featuring analog VU meters, a 3-digit mechanical counter with memory stop, and comprehensive inputs (including microphone and line connections). [1, 2]
• Dimensions & Weight: Approx. 15 x 4.5 x 10 inches; weighs 15.5 lbs. [1]