Sony TC-K555 3 Head Stereo Cassette Tape Player Recorder Deck Vintage PERFECT
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Sony TC-K555 3 Head Stereo Cassette Tape Player Recorder Deck Vintage in PERFECT condition. This is a high quality, tested and works flawlessly. It is in pristine condition. No scratches on surface. No cracks in front plastics. Read the review written about it below. The Sony TC-K555 is a three-head, dualcapstan cassette deck with Dolby-B and Dolby-C noise-reduction systems, an elapsed-time tape counter, and solenoid-operated transport functions. The heads use Sony’s Sendust-and-Ferrite construction for resistance to wear, and the separate record and playback heads have gaps optimized for their different functions and permit immediate comparison between the incoming and recorded signals. One motor drives the two capstans in a closed-loop configuration to minimize wow and flutter; a second motor is used to turn the reel hubs. Cassettes are inserted, tape openings downward, into slides behind the cassette well door. The well itself is illuminated, and the door is easily removed for head cleaning and demagnetizing. LED indicators are provided for the play, record, and pause pushbuttons, and the pause button flashes for five seconds when the rec mute button is pressed. The muting period may be extended beyond five seconds manually, but in either case the machine is halted in the pause mode after muting. The words source, tape, dolby-b, dolby-c, and memory are illuminated when the appropriate pushbuttons are pressed; the memory function will either stop at or repeat play from the zero point on the tape counter. The tape counter reads out directly in minutes and seconds, and, although it does not claim the accuracy of a true digital clock, we found its rough indications of elapsed time far more useful than the usual arbitrary and nonlinear counter units. Recording levels are indicated on a sixteen-segment peak-reading fluorescent display whose highest illuminated segment remains on for an appreciable period. The display is calibrated from -40 to +8 dB, and it is supplemented at the upper end of its scale by a line of red dots whose length varies with the tape selected and which shows the maximum recommended recording level. Four pushbuttons are used to select proper bias and equalization for metal, ferri-chrome, CrO2-equivalent, and ferric-oxide cassettes. For Type I (ferric) tapes an additional adjustable bias control is included. This control has a detent for today’s premium ferries and a marking at a slightly lower bias level for use with older or more economical formulations. A dual concentric knob controls the recording level, and a second knob adjusts the volume at the front-panel headphone jack without affecting the output from the rear jacks. No facilities for microphone recording are provided. Additional switches are used to insert a multiplex filter for recording FM broadcasts and to permit the user to activate the deck via an external timer. A remote-control accessory is also available (Not Included). The rear panel contains only the customary line-level input and output phono jacks. Overall, the Sony TC-K555 measures 17 inches wide, 4 inches high, and 11-1/4 inches deep; it weighs 13-1/2 pounds. The item “Sony TC-K555 3 Head Stereo Cassette Tape Player Recorder Deck Vintage PERFECT” is in sale since Saturday, July 10, 2021. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Cassette Decks”. The seller is “mattlhu” and is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.
- Brand: Sony
- Custom Bundle: No
- Model: Sony TC-K555
- MPN: TC-k555
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
- Modified Item: No
- California Prop 65 Warning: No