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Sony, renowned for its unique ability to perfect each link in the recording chain: microphones, motors, tape heads, even the tape itself has created the TC-K81 in 1980. A cassette deck so advanced it delivers the kind of crisp, clear, unwavering sound reproduction you would only expect from reel-to-reel. Just as in the best open reels, at the heart of the Sony TC-K81 cassette deck are three separate heads. One to erase, one to record and one to play back. This arrangement offers instantaneous "off-the-tape monitoring." Which means you can compare the quality of the recorded music to the quality of the original-while you're recording. In addition, each head can be optimized for its own specific function. This remarkable system allows incredible precision and consistency in head alignment. Equally innovative is that only Sony uses heads that are a combination of Sendust and Ferrite. So you get the advantages of both, with-out the disadvantages of either. Because tape-speed irregularities can affect your music, the K81 has two separate motors. One takes care of fast forward and rewind, while the other, combined with what Sony calls "Closed-Loop Dual-Capstan Drive," moves the tape with absolute uniformity past the heads. There's no pulling, pushing or tugging. All tape is not created equal. So the K81 features front-panel bias calibration controls. These allow the K81 to be hand-tailored in order to get the ideal high-frequency response out of each individual tape. And to insure your recordings are made on a background of silence, free of annoying tape hiss, the K81 incorporates the Dolby® Noise Reduction. Other features include two 16-segment, LED Peak Program Meters, "Auto-Space Record Mute" which allows you to blank out commercials and other interruptions. For ultimate in comfort the TC-K81 can be remote controlled with the optional RM-80 remote control system (wired IR receiver + IR handheld unit) or the RM-50 wired remote control. Original sale price 1400 DM in Germany.
Specifications:
Heads: 3-head Sendust and Ferrite
Motors: 2-motor closed loop dual-capstan
Wow & Flutter: 0,04% (WRMS)
Frequency response:
30-18.000 Hz Metal
30-18.000 Hz FeCr
30-17.000 Hz Chrome
30-15.000 Hz Normal
Dimensions (WxHxD) 430x130x290mm
Weight 6,3kg
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