Telefunken HC 700 D HiFi CassettenDeck

This Telefunken HC 700 D is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B and High-Com noise reduction, it was first sold by Telefunken in 1985.

The main features of the Telefunken HC 700 D cassette deck are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal 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 Telefunken HC 700 D cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Soft-touch controls for fast and easy transport function selection of the Telefunken HC 700 D cassette deck.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Telefunken HC 700 D by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies. The High Com system (as used in the Telefunken HC 700 D) works as a broadband 2:1:2 compander, achieving almost 15 dB of noise reduction for low and up to 20 dB for higher frequencies, while avoiding most of the acoustic problems observed with other high compression broadband companders.

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.