In their effort to keep up with the japanese competition in 1980 DUAL introduced a cassette deck manufactured in ... Japan. According to the print on the back of the unit this was "Made under Dual specifications in Japan". Indeed the deck has design elements that were introduced earlier with their Made in Germany units. The C812 was actually the entry level model of the 1980 range featuring a single motor (DUAL labelled) drive mechanism (with a generous flywheel ... and lot of thin rubber belts). This is a 2 head deck featuring an M+X record/playback head capable of handling all tape types: Normal (Fe), Chrome (Cr), Ferrochrome (FeCr) and Metal. ... Read More