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A typical late 1980s component deck with Dolby B, C and HXPro (Sony TC-RX55)
A cassette deck is a type of tape machine for playing and recording audio cassettes that does not have a built-in power amplifier or speakers, and serves primarily as a transport. It can be a part of an automotive entertainment system, a part of a portable mini system or a part of a home component system. In the latter case it is also called a component cassette deck or just a component deck.[1][2]
A tape recorder is a more generic term to identify a device that usually has a self-contained power amplifier and either has a built-in speaker or comes packaged with one.
- ^ "The Phillips cassette around the world: A Billboard report". Billboard (28-page supplement) (Vol 79., No. 14 ed.). 1967-04-08. pp. 1–28.
- ^ "Tape Recording magazine" (PDF). Tape Recording. 1968.
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