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 Sony Model TC-650

Professional Quality Three-Head,

Three-Motor Stereo Tape Deck

Behind the illuminated, color-coded pushbutton controls of the TC-650, you'll discover a full array of impressive professional features!  For example, Solenoid-Operated, Logic Controlled Transport Functions make it impossible for you to ever break a tape again.  And an optional plug-in head block assembly lets you switch easily from quarter-track to two-track operation.

FEATURES: 

·        Quarter-Track Stereo Record & Playback (TC-650-4), or

·        Half-Track Stereo Record & Playback (TC-650-2)

·        Plug-in Head Block Assembly

·        Die-Cast Tape Guide and Head Block Mounting Frame

·        Three Heads for Tape/Source Monitoring

·        Logic-Controlled, Solenoid-Operated Three-Motor Transport

·        Illuminated Color-Coded Feather-Touch Pushbutton Controls

·        Optional Full Function Remote Control w/Pause

·        Hysteresis Synchronous Capstan Motor

·        Defeatable, Automatic Tape Lifters for easy editing and high-speed cueing

·        Four-Digit Tape Counter

·        Electrical Speed Change

·        Precision Balanced Capstan and Impedance Flywheels

·        Scrape Flutter Filter

·        Microphone/Line Mixing

·        Built-In Sound-on-Sound and Echo

·        Playback Level Control

·        Large, Illuminated VU Meters, calibrated to NAB Standards

·        Record Equalization Selector Switch allows optimum performance with either standard tape or Sony low-noise, high-output tape

·        Fully Adjustable Bias & EQ Adjustments

·        Modular Plug-in Electronics

·        Built-in Reel Locks

·        Vertical/Horizontal Operation

·        Walnut Base

SUGGESTED ACCESSORIES:

·        H-17-2S Two-Track Plug-in Head Block Assembly

·        H-17-4S Quarter-Track Plug-in Head Block Assembly

·        RM-16 Full-Function Remote Control

SPECIFICATIONS:

·        Frequency Response @ 7-1/2IPS (Hz) - 30-22k± 2db w/ SLH-180

·        Frequency Response @ 3-3/4IPS (Hz) - 40-15k± 2db w/ SLH-180

·        Wow & Flutter @ 7-1/2IPS (%) - .04

·        Maximum Reel Size - 7"

·        Rewind Time 1200’ Tape (Seconds) - 90

·        Signal To Noise Ratio SLH Tape (db) – 57 (TC-650-4)

·        Signal To Noise Ratio SLH Tape (db) – 59 (TC-650-2)

·        Bias Frequency (kHz) – 120

·        Microphone Input Plug - Phone

·        Line Input Impedance (Ohms) - 100k

·        Line Input Sensitivity (Volts) - .07v

·        Output Impedance (Ohms) - 100k

·        Reel Drive Motor Type - Torque

·        Power Requirements - 117 VAC, 90 watts, 60 Hz

·        Dimensions WxHxD (Inches) – 16-3/8x17-5/16x9-1/2

·        Weight - 46lbs.

Photo and data direct from Sony(Superscope) brochures. Thanks to A. W. Covert, Battle Creek, MI for this page.

 

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