No Image Available
Dolby B NR

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.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1978 Introduction of the laserdisc player, using technology invented already in the 1960s
1979 Introduction of the Australian made Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument, the first polyphonic digital sampling synthesiser.
1980 3M, Mitsubishi, Sony and Studer each introduce a multitrack digital recorder.
1981 IBM introduces the IBM PC.
1982 Dolby HX introduced by Dolby Laboratories
1983 Series The "A-Team" with Mr T premieres on TV.
1984 Apple Computer introduces the Macintosh.

Features of Sony TC-K1

Connectors
Connectivity
RCA Input/Output Connectors
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Orientation Left Front Loading
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head Configuration
Head Configuration
4 Track / 2 Channel 2 Head Desiǥn
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 Chrome Tape Capabilıty Ferro-Chrome Tape Capabilıty
Transport
Transport
Sìngle Capsŧan Transport Auto Stop

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