Tandberg TCD 340 A Stereo Cassette Deck

This Tandberg TCD 340 A is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Tandberg in 1978 with a recommended retail price of USD $1,200 and discontinued 4 years later in 1982.

The main features of the Tandberg TCD 340 A are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, 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 340 A are analog needle VU reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the TCD 340 A let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Record azimuth correction.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the TCD 340 A by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

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.