Yamaha KX-W232 double cassette deck in black, front panel with Deck A record/playback and Deck B playback doors, tape counter and peak level meters

Rear panel of the Yamaha KX-W232 showing the line in and out RCA jacks, the model and serial label and the fixed power cord, with the crack running down from the top center screw

Yamaha KX-W232 Dual Cassette Deck – Dolby B & C, Made in Japan

Name: Yamaha KX-W232 Dual Cassette Deck – Dolby B &amp; C, Made in Japan
Brand: Yamaha
SKU: 19807
Price: 125.00 CAD
Availability: InStock

$125.00

Consignment piece. We sell it on behalf of its owner, and it's covered exactly like everything else we sell: inspected and serviced as required, and backed by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. The one difference: it isn't eligible for Cue It Up layaway.

A Japanese-built Yamaha dual cassette deck from the early nineties, tested on our bench and in good condition, priced to reflect one door quirk we describe below.

✔️ Good condition — a rear-panel crack and a Deck A door quirk, both explained below
✔️ Tested on our bench and working as it should
✔️ Two decks with Dolby B and C — made in Japan
✔️ Covered by Radique Warranty
✔️ Includes Perpetual Trade-Back Program eligibility
✔️ Expertly packed for safe shipping

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Description

A Japanese-built Yamaha dual cassette deck from the early nineties, tested on our bench and in good condition, priced to reflect one door quirk we describe below.

What it is

Yamaha’s Natural Sound KX-W232 puts two transports in one chassis. Deck A records and plays, and Deck B plays, so you can copy from one well to the other, at normal or high speed, to make fresh copies of your favourite mixtapes and preserve the ones that matter. One set of transport buttons runs both wells, switched with the A/B deck selector, alongside a Mute/Search button.

Dolby B and C noise reduction keep tape hiss down on older and newer recordings alike, and it handles normal, chrome and metal tape. Record level and balance controls sit on the front panel with peak level meters for each channel, a tape counter with reset and a headphone jack. On the back, RCA line inputs and outputs connect it to any amplifier or receiver.

Known quirk, and why it’s priced where it is

The Deck A door, on the left, needs a firm press at its upper left corner to close fully. Closed that way, it works consistently every time. We found it on the bench and would rather you knew before you bought than after.

How we tested it

It has been tested on our bench and works as it should, apart from the door quirk above.

Condition

Good. The black faceplate presents well. The rear panel has a crack running down from its top center screw, which the photographs show.

Two decks, Dolby B and C, and Japanese build at an easy price, ready for your tapes.

Available for pickup in Kanata, or shipped across Canada and internationally — we have sent equipment to fifteen countries in the past year, each piece packed in-house in 275 lb test double-wall boxes. Live shipping rates for your address are calculated at checkout. Backed by Radique Audio’s Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and our Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Available for audition by appointment in Kanata.

Yamaha KX-W232 Specifications

Type: stereo double cassette deck (Deck A record and playback, Deck B playback)
Tested on our bench
Noise reduction: Dolby B and C
Tape types: normal, chrome and metal
Wow and flutter: 0.08% WRMS
Dubbing: normal and high speed
Controls: A/B deck selector, record level, balance, Dolby B/off/C
Meters: peak level meters, left and right
Connections: RCA line in and out, headphone jack
Power: 120 V, 60 Hz, 23 W
Made in Japan, 1991–1992
Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 17.1 x 4.6 x 10.6 inches (435 x 117 x 268 mm)
Weight: approx. 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)

🎚️ Gold Series RCA Interconnects

Our own Gold Series RCA Stereo Interconnect is a shielded, gold-plated stereo pair, in stock and ready to go. It is the cable that connects this to the rest of your system, and it is a straightforward upgrade on the free leads that come in the box with most equipment. 👉

⚠️ Important Information for International Buyers

This unit is configured for North American 110/120V power. Buyers outside North America will require a step-down transformer and appropriate plug adapter.

✅ Buy With Confidence — The Radique Promise

Backed by Radique Audio’s Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and our Perpetual Trade-Back Program. When you’re ready to move on, we’ll take it back. That’s the Radique difference.

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$125.00

Additional information

Weight	12.4 lbs
Dimensions	14.6 × 21.1 × 8.6 in
Cassette Wells	Dual Well (Dubbing)
Noise Reduction	Dolby B, Dolby C

About brand

Yamaha at Radique

We service Yamaha, too. Bring us your own Yamaha receivers, amplifiers, CD players, cassette decks, speakers and subwoofers for repair, servicing or restoration, with a 90-day warranty on the work. See our Audio Service page

Yamaha began as an organ maker in Hamamatsu, Japan, in 1887. It made gramophones from the 1920s and began hi-fi with the 1954 HiFi Player. We carry Yamaha AV receivers, vintage stereo receivers, CD players, subwoofers and speakers. We've had more than 280 Yamaha listings so far, covering nearly 200 different models. Every used Yamaha here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Every AV receiver we list is tested input by input on our bench: each HDMI input and output, the analog, optical and coaxial inputs, the subwoofer outputs and the wireless features where it has them. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.

Yamaha models we've sold most often: the SW-3 subwoofer, the NX-E270 surrounds, and the RX-V1400, RX-V850 and RX-V800 AV receivers.

The Yamaha hi-fi story

Torakusu Yamaha built his first reed organ in Hamamatsu in 1887 and founded Nippon Gakki in 1897; the company was renamed Yamaha Corporation in 1987. Yamaha calls the 1954 HiFi Player its first audio product, and dates its first Natural Sound (NS) speakers to 1967.

1970s hi-fi. The CA-700 and CA-500 of 1972 were Yamaha's first integrated amplifiers, and the CA-1000 of 1973 could switch its output stage between Class A and Class A/B. The NS-1000 and NS-1000M speakers of 1974 used beryllium dome drivers, and the NS-10M of 1978, sold for home use, became a studio monitor.

CD and surround. The CD-1 of 1982 was Yamaha's first CD player. The DSP-1 of 1986 was a Digital Sound Field Processor, and in 1993 the RX-V870 became the first Yamaha receiver with CINEMA DSP. The RX-V992 of 1997 added built-in Dolby Digital decoding.

AVENTAGE. The AVENTAGE (RX-A) receiver line launched in 2010, above the RX-V range.

Which Yamaha is which?

CA integrated amplifiers (1972 to about 1979): the CA-500, CA-700, CA-1000 and CA-2000, followed by the A-series.

CR receivers (mid-1970s to about 1980): the CR-1000, then the CR-620 to CR-2020 generation of 1977 to 1979.

NS speakers: from the NS-690 and the beryllium NS-1000 to the NS-10M bookshelf speaker, made from 1978 to 2001.

CD players: from the CD-1 of 1982 to the CDX and GT-CD models.

RX-V AV receivers (from at least 1991): such as the RX-V800, RX-V850 and RX-V1400 we sell often. Built-in Dolby Digital arrived in 1997, YPAO room calibration in 2003 and HDMI in the mid-2000s.

RX-A AVENTAGE (from 2010): the step-up AV receivers. The RX-Z models were the flagships until 2007.

Buying used Yamaha: what to check

Formats. On an AV receiver, check what it decodes and connects to: Dolby Digital from 1997, room calibration from 2003, HDMI from the mid-2000s.

HDMI boards. On modern AV receivers, HDMI is usually the first thing to fail. We test every HDMI input and output before listing.

CR receivers. Owners suggest asking whether service bulletins were done on a CR-2020, and expect scratchy controls and burnt-out dial lamps on any unserviced unit.

NS speakers. Check that the tweeters on an NS-10M are original and both work, and inspect the beryllium domes on an NS-1000, since Yamaha stopped making beryllium diaphragms in 1997.

Everything we list is inspected, tested and serviced as required here, and comes with our warranty.