Sony TC-K1 Cassette Deck

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This Sony TC-K1 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Sony in 1978 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $180 and discontinued 6 years later in 1984.

The main features of the Sony TC-K1 cassette deck are: 2 heads, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes, single capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Sony TC-K1 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.

Historic events

1978 The first satellite in the modern Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is launched.

1979 Philips introduced the Video 2000-system (also known as 'Video Compact Cassette' or VCC)

1980 Dolby C Noise Reduction introduced by Dolby Laboratories.

1981 Dave Smith proposes the Universal Synthesizer Interface that would become the MIDI standard in 1983.

1982 Seiko introduced the world’s first TV watch.

1983 The Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is introduced at the first North American Music Manufacturers (NAMM) show in Los Angeles.

1984 The first episode of the Miami Vice television crime drama series, premiered on NBC.

Sony TC-K1 Cassette Deck

This Sony TC-K1 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Sony in 1978 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $180 and discontinued 6 years later in 1984.

Historic events

Features of Sony TC-K1

Similar to Sony TC-K1 from the period 1978 - 1984