Nakamichi High-Com II Noise Reduction System

This Nakamichi High-Com II is a noise reduction system with High-ComII noise reduction, it was first sold by Nakamichi in 1980 with a recommended retail price of USD $480 and discontinued 3 years later in 1983.

The main High-Com II features are.

Level meters used on the Nakamichi High-Com II noise reduction system are analog needle VU reading meters.

The Nakamichi High-Com II system uses two frequency bands of processing to reduce noise pumping and other spectrum interactions. Because of the greater compression all the way across the band compared to Dolby, High-Com II can offer 10 dB greater noise reduction across the entire audio band. A Subsonic filter is provided in the Nakamichi High-Com II to prevent infrasonic signals generated when playing a warped record. These signals can upset the Dolby system and prevening it from functioning properly. The 19kHz multiplex pilot slgnal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the High-Com II filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.

Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.