Sony TC-186SD Stereo Cassette Deck

This Sony TC-186SD is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Sony in 1976 with a recommended retail price of USD $300 and discontinued 3 years later in 1979.

The main features of the Sony TC-186SD cassette deck are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the Sony TC-186SD cassette deck are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Sony TC-186SD transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Sony TC-186SD by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.