Harman Kardon CD101 Cassette Deck

The Harman Kardon CD101 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Harman Kardon in 1982 with a list price of USD $330 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Harman Kardon CD101 are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection with support for normal and chrome tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

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

Level meters used on the CD101 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the CD101 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the CD101 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.