TEAC 500X (circa 1987)

Surviving information on the TEAC 500X is thin. The only period reference in the archive appears in HiFI-Stereo (January 1987, p.102), where the model is named as the C-500X and listed among Teac's cassette decks of the time. The magazine quoted a price of ¥89,800 (about $585) and described six specially designed "optic modules" — part of Teac's opti-coupling approach — plus a contactless, light-sensitive power switch. Exactly what the optic modules did is not explained in the surviving text, and no other documentation on this model has surfaced. Beyond that single mention, the record is empty.

• Reported price: ¥89,800 ($585)
• Listed among Teac cassette decks in a January 1987 roundup
• Featured six "optic modules" (opti-coupling) and a contactless light-sensitive power switch

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