Advent 202 Cassette Deck

This Advent 202 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Advent in 1974 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $150 and discontinued 4 years later in 1978.

The main features of the Advent 202 are: 1 head, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical of this deck is the 70's top loading layout with the cassette compartiment located on the center of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Mechanical transport controls for reliable 202 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the 202 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.