Harman Kardon CD401 Cassette Deck

The Harman Kardon CD401 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B/C and HX-Pro noise reduction, it was introduced by Harman Kardon in 1982 with a list price of USD $750 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Harman Kardon CD401 are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, analog 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and metal tapes.

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

Level meters used on the CD401 are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the CD401 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Dolby C-type used in the CD401 provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type. The Dolby HX PRO system provides precise bias control during recording to reduce distortion and improve linearity in the high-frequency range, the result is recorded sound that is highly faithful to the original.