Harman Kardon TD212 Cassette Deck

The Harman Kardon TD212 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was introduced by Harman Kardon in 1988 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $299 and discontinued 3 years later in 1991.

The main features of the Harman Kardon TD212 are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes, single capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck.

Level meters used on the TD212 are generic digital peak reading meters.

Dolby C-type used in the TD212 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type.

Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.