Telefunken HC 850 HiFi CassettenDeck

This Telefunken HC 850 is a stereo cassette deck with High-Com noise reduction, it was first sold by Telefunken in 1985.

The main features of the Telefunken HC 850 cassette deck are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, 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 850 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Telefunken HC 850 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

The High Com system (as used in the Telefunken HC 850) 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.