Harman Kardon TL-8500
Little is documented about the Harman Kardon TL-8500. The one substantial period reference that survives is a CD-changer group test in HiFi-Stereo (June 1993, p.61). It listed the TL-8500 - spelled "TL8500" in that issue - at $479, which made it the most expensive changer in the group by a slim margin. The same review found it to be, by a clear margin, the most visually interesting changer in the test. It was tested alongside disc changers from Philips, Sony, and Yamaha priced from roughly $300 to $429. The report included laboratory measurements as well as listening impressions.
Beyond that review, the record is thin. No production years, technical specifications, or service documentation have surfaced, and even the disc capacity is unconfirmed in the surviving material. It is a genuine early-1990s Harman Kardon CD changer, and one of the less documented entries in the brand's catalog.
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