This is tested, fully functional, and in superb condition. The original box is included. This sounds great. It has functioning analog needle meters that dance to the music. All lights, button, and functions work without issue. I swab cleaned and demagnetized he tape heads, and lubed the mechanical parts. This has a quick one second warble when you first press play, but it's only for a quick secong, then it comes up to speed perfectly. Original box box included. This is typical of these fifty year old Pioneers. The case is in beautiful , scratch free condition. This was quality made in the 70's in Japan during Pioneers silver face era of audio excellence. Pioneer CT-F500 decks are hard to come by in this working and physical condition. This is not a beater. The heads are not worn. This has low miles. A nice deck.
The Pioneer CT-F500 employs a DC servo control motor featuring excellent stability for tape transport.
This combines with the ultra precision-engineered capstan, belt and large sized (80mm) flywheel which make up the highly precise tape take-up mechanism to provide superb tape transport stability and a dramatic improvement in wow and flutter.
Type: 2-head, single compact cassette deck
Track System: 4-track, 2-channel stereo
Tape Speed: 4.75 cm/s
Heads: 1 x record/playback, 1 x erase
Motor: 1 x DC servo
Tape Type: type I, FeCr, CrO2
Noise Reduction: B
Frequency Response: 30Hz to 16kHz (Cr02 tape)
Signal to Noise Ratio: 64dB (dolby B)
Wow and Flutter: 0.05%
Total Harmonic Distortion: 1.5%
Input: 65mV (line), 0.3mV (mic)
Output: 0.7V (line)
Semiconductors: 27 x transistors, 14 x diodes, 2 x IC
Dimensions: 380 x 140 x 261mm
Weight: 5kg
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