Editing Cassette deck (section)

{{Short description|Tape machine for playing and recording audio compact cassettes}}
{{distinguish|text = [[Videocassette recorder]], a device that records and plays videocassettes}}
[[File:Sony TC-RX55 cassette deck.jpg|thumb|A typical late 1980s component deck with Dolby B, C and [[Dolby noise-reduction system#Dolby HX/HX-Pro|HXPro]] (Sony TC-RX55)]]

A '''cassette deck''' is a type of [[tape machine]] for playing and recording [[audio cassette]]s that does not have a built-in power amplifier or speakers, and serves primarily as a [[Transport (recording)|transport]]. It can be a part of an automotive entertainment system, a part of a portable audio system or a part of a home [[High fidelity#Modularity|component system]]. In the latter case, it is also called a '''component cassette deck''' or just a '''component deck'''.<ref name=BILLREP1>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|pages=1–28|edition=Vol 79., No. 14|type=28-page supplement|title=The Phillips cassette around the world: A Billboard report|date=1967-04-08}}</ref><!--''Please note that this ref is for the whole para''--><ref>{{cite magazine | year= 1968|title= ''Tape Recording'' magazine |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Tape-Recording/60s/Tape-Recording-1968-07-08.pdf|magazine = Tape Recording}}</ref>