| Title | Value |
|---|---|
| Tape speed : | 4,75cm/s |
| Speed accuracy : | ± 1% |
| Wow & flutter : | 0,2% (DIN 45511) |
| 0,15% (WRMS) | |
| Frequency response : | 40Hz...15Khz (DIN 45511) |
| 50Hz...12Khz (± 2dB) | |
| 30Hz...16Khz (± 3dB) | |
| S/N ratio (LH tape) : | 50dB (IEC-A, 3% THD) [+9dB with Dolby] |
| 48dB (IEC, unweighted RMS, 3% THD) [+4dB with Dolby] | |
| 46dB (DIN 45511 weighted) [+9dB with Dolby] | |
| 46dB (DIN 45511 unweighted) [+4dB with Dolby] | |
| S/N ratio (CrO2 tape) : | 54dB (IEC-A, 3% THD) [+9dB with Dolby] |
| 50dB (IEC, unweighted RMS, 3% THD) [+2dB with Dolby] | |
| 49dB (DIN 45511 weighted) [+9dB with Dolby] | |
| 48dB (DIN 45511 unweighted) [+4dB with Dolby] | |
| Separation : | 60dB (side 1 vs. side 2) |
| 35dB (track 1 vs. track 2) | |
| THD : | 0,5% (rec amplifier, 0dB) |
| 0,3% (play amplifier, 0,75V) | |
| 3% (off the tape ; 0dB rec level) | |
| Inputs : | 0,1mV...100mV (< 700 Ohm load ; MIC) |
| 40mV...4V / 100kOhm (LINE) | |
| 5mV...0,5V / 47kOhm (RADIO) | |
| Outputs : | 0,775V / 10kOhm (LINE) |
| Componentry : | 47 transistors |
| 2 FETs | |
| PC : | 34W max. |
| Dimensions : | 43 x 10,5 x 23cm |
| Weight : | 6,7kg. |
| List price : | 2459FF (january 1973) |
Tandberg TCD-300
1972
1974
Original version of the the-Tandberg-cassette-recorder which would see many versions : TCD-310 (1974), TCD-310 MkII, TCD-320, TCD-330, TCD-340A, TCD-440A, TCD-420A, with goodies throughout such as soft-touch transport controls, azimuth & bias correction, 3-heads and Type IV tape as early as 1978 !
The last version, TCD-420A, brings us to 1982, which is when Tandberg made its best but had no more room to develop and sell, cornered by the japanese as everybody else was.
The TCD-300 is based on a 3-motor closed-loop dual capstan drive with two Ferrite heads, a Dolby noise-reduction and even a "special" selector for CrO2 / Type II tape.
Motors are two AC for the reels and one hysteresis synchronous for the capstan - see the TCD 310 follower for images of it.
The TCD-300 can be used vertically, its vertical cassette lid opens to the right and the enclosure is all profiled aluminium with sideburns available in teak, oak or rosewood.
The high-end status of the TCD-300 had somewhat vanished by the late 1970s and was fully gone with the TCD3004 monster in the early 1980s.
But in 1972 this was the top : it offered a joie de vivre, as the catalog said.
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