Tandberg TCD 320 Cassette Deck

This Tandberg TCD 320 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Tandberg in 1978 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $650 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Tandberg TCD 320 are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the right side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed sideways in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the TCD 320 are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable TCD 320 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the TCD 320 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. The 19kHz multiplex pilot slgnal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the TCD 320 filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.