Sony TC-K50 Stereo Cassette Deck

The Sony TC-K50 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Sony in 1978 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Sony TC-K50 cassette deck are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection with support for normal and 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-K50 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable Sony TC-K50 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Sony TC-K50 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.