Checks out all OK – we have been using this for some time & will be sad to see it go. But it needs a new home!
Has had the main & FFWD/Rewind belts replaced – these had to be sourced from the USA – via the UK…..
Check out these reviews on the Internet:https://www.cassettedeck.org/aiwa/ad-1500 & https://stereonomono.blogspot.com/2018/11/aiwa-ad-1500-deck.html
Specifications:
Type: 2-head, single compact cassette deck
Track System: 4-track, 2-channel stereo
Tape Speed: 4.76 cm/s
Heads: 1 x record/playback, 1 x erase
Motor: AC hysteresis synchronous
Tape Type: type I, CrO2, FeCr
Noise Reduction: B
Frequency Response: 30Hz to 18kHz (Cr02 tape) / Signal to Noise Ratio: 65dB (dolby B)
Wow and Flutter: 0.05%
Input: 50mV (line), 0.25mV (mic) / Output: 0.775V (line)
Semiconductors: 62 x transistors, 43 x diodes, 1 x IC, 2 x FET, 3 x LED
Dimensions: 423 x 152 x 295mm / Weight: 7.1kg
NB. User manual is printed from soft copy – not the original booklet.