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Sony Model TC-458
The SONY TC-458 is a high-performance tape deck with an important plus: Programmable Foil-Activated Automatic Reverse.
Ferrite and Ferrite Heads assure prolonged head life through many years of quality sound reproduction. You'll enjoy wider frequency response and lower noise levels than you'd get with standard permalloy heads. The TC-458s dual function Roto Bi-Lateral Head Design gives you 3-Head Function in each direction for Bi-Directional Record/Playback and Tape/Source Monitoring. And Closed-Loop Dual Capstan Tape Drive, together with a Scrape Flutter Filter minimize wow and flutter and modulations distortion for excellent performance, whichever direction tape is moving.
A Servocontrol Motor electronically maintains accurate tape speed at all times. And Automatic Tape Lifters protect the tape and heads from wear during rewind d fast-forward.
Excessive tape and mechanism wear is prevented by Automatic Total Mechanism Shut-Off, which automatically returns all functions to the stop position at end-of-tape in all modes. With Symphase Recording, you can record from any 4-channel SQ* or FM matrix source and play back through four speakers and a 4-channel decoder-equipped amplifier without phase differences between channels.
There's also Built-In Mic/Line Mixing that enables you to record from two stereo sources at the same time, adding your own special fade-in/fade-out effects.
Thanks to these impressive features -plus many more -The Sony TC-458 you buy today will continue to deliver the same top-notch performance for years to come.
*™ CBS Inc.
OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:
· Pause Control with Lock
· Electrical Speed Change
· Record Interlock
· Record Equalization Selector Switch
· Tape Tension Regulators
· Tape Path Adjuster
· Ultra High Frequency Bias
· Sound-On-Sound and Echo optional with MX-6S Mixer or SB-200 Adapter
· Die Cast Tape Guide and Head Block Mounting Frame
· Retractomatic Pinch Roller
· 4-Digit Tape Counter
· Stereo Headphone Jack
· Illuminated VU Meters
· Microphone and Auxiliary Inputs
· No Pressure Pads
· Walnut Base
· Built-In Reel Locks
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
· RK-74 Patch Cords X 2
· Empty 7-Inch Reel
· SLH Sample Tape on 7-Inch Reel
· Sensing Foil
RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES
· ECM-280 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
· ECM-270 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
· ECM-33P Cardioid Condenser Microphone
· AC-148 48 Volt Phantom Power Supply
· SB-200 Sound-On-Sound and Echo Adapter
· NR-335 Dual-Process Dolby** Noise Reduction Adapter
· MX-8 Six-Channel Stereo/Monaural Mixer
· MX-510 Active Five-Channel Stereo/Monaural Mixer
· DR-7A Low Impedance Stereo Headphones
· SB-300 Tape Recorder Selector
**™ Dolby Labs, Inc.
SPECIFICATIONS
Power Requirements: 120 Volts AC, 47 Watts, 60 Hz
Tape Speed: 7-1/2, 3-3/4 ips.
Reel Size: 7' Maximum Diameter
Recording System: Quarter-Track Stereo
Rewind and Fast-Forward Time: 150 sec./1200 ft.
Frequency Response:
Standard Tape: 20 Hz to 25 kHz @ 7-1/2 ips.
30 Hz to 18 kHz ` 3 dB @ 7-1/2 ips.
20 Hz to 17 kHz @ 3-3/4 ips.
SLH-180 Tape: 20 Hz to 30 kHz @ 7-1/2 ips.
30 Hz to 25 kHz ` 3 dB @ 7-1/2 ips.
20 Hz to 20 kHz @ 3-3/4 ips.
Signal-to-Noise Ratio:
Standard Tape: 53 dB
SLH-180 Tape: 56 dB
Wow and Flutter: RMS (NAB Weighted)
0.06% @ 7-1/2 ips
0.10% @ 3-3/4 ips
Inputs:
2 Line In: (one for each channel)
Plug Type: Phono
Impedance: > 100k Ohms
Input Sensitivity: 0.06 V.
2 Microphones: (one for each channel)
Plug Type: Phone
Impedance: Low
Input Sensitivity: -72 dB
Bias Frequency: 160 kHz
Type of Level Indication: Two VU Meters Calibrated to NAB Standards
Head Configuration:
2 Quarter-Track Erase
1 Quarter-Track Record
1 Quarter-Track Playback
Type of Motor: Induction AC Servo Motor x 1
Outputs:
2 Line: (one for each channel)
Plug Type: Phono
Impedance: >10k Ohms
Output Level: 0.775 V. (@ 0 VU)
1 Stereo Headphone Jack
Plug Type: Binaural Phone Jack
Impedance: 8 Ohms
Dimensions: 15-13/16" W x 16-3/16" H x 7-15/16" D
Unit Weight: 32 lbs.
Photo and data from Sony(Superscope) brochures. Thanks to A. W. Covert, Battle Creek, MI for this page.
