Tascam CDA500 CD Player & Cassette Recorder

by Tascam

Product Features

• Integrated CD Player / Reversible Cassette Deck ^3-U Rackmount Design^CD to Cassette Dubbing Capability^CD Sync Feature^A Side / B Side Program Dubbing
• Integrated CD Player/Reversible Cassette Deck
• 3-U Rackmount Design, CD to Cassette Dubbing Capability
• RCA unbalanced outputs common for both decks
• RCA unbalanced outputs dedicated to the CD player
• ±:12% pitch adjustment on cassette deck
• Continuous play between cassette and CD in both directions
• Includes wireless remote

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 19 x 9.5 inches ; 17 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 16.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002CZYJS
• Item model number: CD-A500
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,056 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #7 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment > Mastering Recorders > Cassette Recorders & Duplicators

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

TASCAM's new CD-A500 makes the most of the two most popular consumer audio formats and combines them into an attractive package that delivers both functionality and value. Now the process of duplicating entire CDs or individual tracks to cassette can be handled in one convenient, easy-to-use system. Playback can be continuous from deck to deck in either direction, making this unit invaluable in long play systems contractor applications.

• Integrated CD Player/Reversible Cassette Deck
• RCA unbalanced outputs common for both cassette deck and CD player
• RCA unbalanced outputs dedicated to the CD player
• ±12% pitch adjustment on cassette deck
• Wireless remote included
• CD sync feature
• Continuous play function between cassette and CD
• 3-U rackmount design

Product Description

Contractors, musicians and many other professionals will love this new unit from Tascam. With a high quality, auto-reverse cassette deck and a CD player in its 3U rackmount chassis, the CD-A500 delivers the ultimate in playback convenience. This full-featured offers continuous tape play, CD sync, A/B dubbing, and a wireless remote. Outputs include master RCA (both tape and CD) and a dedicated CD out (RCA). Here's the affordable solution you've been looking for! TASCAM's new CD-A500 makes the most of the two most popular consumer audio formats and combines them into an attractive package that delivers both functionality and value. Now the process of duplicating entire CD's or individual tracks to cassette tape can be handled in one convenient, easy-to-use system. Playback can be continuous from deck to deck in either direction, making this unit invaluable in long play, systems contractor applications.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Have had trouble with unit reading disk..., December 24, 2007

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W. Gray (LaGrange, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tascam CDA500 CD Player & Cassette Recorder (Electronics)

I have purchased and installed 3 of these units. Two in church sound systems and one in my home. All of the units have had problems reading certain CDs. I get "no disk" errors or it takes a very long time to read the CD, both of which are unacceptable in a unit of this price. These CDs have been "brand new out of the box" and CDRs I've recorded. Sometimes they read sometimes they don't. I can not recommend this unit.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sturdy, but missing one very important thing..., September 22, 2005

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Audio Tech (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tascam CDA500 CD Player & Cassette Recorder (Electronics)

This is a well built deck that has held up just fine with heavy use. However, I would not buy another one because IT DOES NOT HAVE A REAL TIME COUNTER FOR THE CASSETTE DECK. For a $375 industrial deck, to omit a real time counter is ridiculous.