Sony

Sony TC-137SD Stereo Cassette-Corder

Sony TC-137SD
Dolby B NR

This Sony TC-137SD is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Sony in 1974 with a list price of USD $400 and discontinued 4 years later in 1978.

The main features of the Sony TC-137SD cassette deck are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes.

Typical of this deck is the 70's top loading layout with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck.

Level meters used on the Sony TC-137SD cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Sony TC-137SD by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1974 Intel releases the 8080 processor, the 8-bit successor to the original 8008.
1975 Sony launched the Betamax videocassette recording format.
1976 Elcaset audio format introduced by Sony as an improvement to compact cassettes.
1977 Tandy Radio Shack released its version of a personal home computer called the TRS-80.
1978 The first satellite in the modern Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is launched.

Features of Sony TC-137SD

Display
Display
3-Digıt Mechanical Counter Analog Needle Meters
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Silver Finish Orientation Left Top Loading Wood Case
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
2 Head Desiǥn 4 Track / 2 Channel
Noise Resuction
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Power
Power Requirements
Alternating Current
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabilıty Manual Tape Type Selection Chrome Tape Capabilıty

Similar to Sony TC-137SD from the period 1974 - 1978

1976 Sony TC-164SD

TC-164SD

dot Dolby-B NR dot Manual Control dot FeCr Tape dot Stereo dot Top Loading
1973 Sony TC-121

TC-121

dot Manual Control dot Chrome Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo dot Top Loading
1976 Sony TC-158SD

TC-158SD

dot Dolby-B NR dot Manual Control dot FeCr Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo
1975 Sony TC-2810

TC-2810

dot Manual Control dot Normal Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo dot Top Loading
1976 Sony TC-2220

TC-2220

dot Manual Control dot Normal Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo dot Top Loading
1975 Sony TC-2060SD

TC-2060SD

dot Dolby-B NR dot Manual Control dot Normal Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo
1977 Nakamichi 250
Nakamichi

250

dot Playback Only dot Dolby-B NR dot Manual Control dot Chrome Tape
1977 Philips N2508
Philips

N2508

dot DNL NR dot Manual Control dot Normal Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo
1973 JVC CD-1655
JVC

CD-1655

dot Manual Control dot Normal Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo dot Top Loading
1977 Lo-D D-650
Lo-D

D-650

dot Manual Control dot Normal Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo dot Rack Mountable
1976 Technics RS-640US
Technics

RS-640US

dot Dolby-B NR dot Manual Control dot Chrome Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo
1975 Optonica RT-1000
Optonica

RT-1000

dot Manual Control dot Normal Tape dot Single Capstan dot Stereo dot Top Loading