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Tuesday, 19 March 2024

Sony TC-850-2

                                                                






     https://hifi-wiki.com/index.php/Sony_TC-850-2

     https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/sony_stereo_tape_deck_tc_850_2.html

     https://reel-reel.com/tape-recorder/sony-tc-850/


DESCRIPTION

The TC 850 was a semi-professional three-motor, four head tape deck with a 10½ ” reel capacity.
The recorder could record in half-track stereo, but thanks to the extra playback head, quarter-track stereo playback was possible.
All transport controls were servo-controlled, which resulted in a seamless transition between transport modes. The recorder was considered ‘easy to use’ by reviewers.
This was not a cheap machine, in 1974 it cost almost twice as much as a Revox A77 so it is fairly easy to see why not many were sold.


  • Number of Transistors
  • 77
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Audio-Amplification
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • Tape Recorder
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC)
  • Loudspeaker
  • - This model requires external speaker(s).
  • Material
  • Various materials
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Stereo Tape Deck TC-850-2 - Sony Corporation; Tokyo
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 445 x 501 x 254.5 mm / 17.5 x 19.7 x 10 inch
  • Notes
  • Sony Stereo Tape Deck Model TC-850-2.

    Track system: 2-track, 2-channel, stereo/monaural system

    Heads: 1 x 2T record, 1 x 2/4T playback, 1 x erase

    Motor: 3 motors: 1x capstan, 2x reel

    Reel size: up to 10.5 inch reel

    Tape speeds: 3 Speeds: 3 34  7 12  15 ips

    Wow and flutter: 0.03% (15 ips)

    Frequency response: 20Hz to 30kHz (15 ips)

    Signal to Noise Ratio: 59dB

    Input: 70mV (line), 0.2mV (mic)

    Output: 0.775V (line)

    Semiconductors: 77x transistors, 79x diodes

    See also:
    Sony TC-850-4 (4-Track Version)

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 26 kg / 57 lb 4.3 oz (57.269 lb)