Tascam 112R Cassette Deck

This Tascam 112R is a auto-reverse stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Tascam in 1986 with a list price of USD $860 and discontinued 7 years later in 1993.

The main features of the Tascam 112R cassette deck are: 3 heads and no off-tape monitoring to save production cost, digital tape counter with 4 digits, automatic tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes.

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 Tascam 112R cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Tascam 112R let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection. Playback speed may be adjusted with pitch control. Cue and review can be used to easily and quickly locate the beginning of a passage.

Dolby C-type used in the Tascam 112R provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type.

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. All main transport commands can be issued remotely with a wired remote control.