Naks.com Nakamichi TD-1200II

This Nakamichi TD-1200II is a auto-reverse stereo mobile tuner cassette deck with Dolby B and C noise reduction, it was first sold by Nakamichi in 1985 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $1,600 and discontinued 6 years later in 1991.

The main features of the Nakamichi TD-1200II mobile tuner cassette deck are: 1 head, dual capstan transport.

Full-logic transport controls used on the Nakamichi TD-1200II let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Automatic playback azimuth correction adjusts automatically the azimuth of the TD-1200IIs playback head to the azimuth the tape was recorded with so playback on the {0} is possible with the best sound quality.

Dolby C-type used in the Nakamichi TD-1200II provides 20 dB of noise reduction above about 1,000 Hz, fully doubling the amount given by B-type.

Historic events

1985 Sony and Philips produced the standard for Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) computer discs that would use the same laser technology as the audio CD.

1986 Nintendo releases its first video game console for the home, NES (Nintendo Entertainment System).

1987 Sony launched DAT (Digital Audio Tape) as a new audio tape standard

1988 Microsoft releases Windows 2.1.

1989 Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau built the prototype systemwhich became the World Wide Web at CERN.

1990 Release of Photoshop 1.0 for Macintosh computers by Adobe.

1991 Invention of the MP3 digital audio format