Audio Database
TC-5350SD
Commentary

The component-style cassette deck was released as Sony's first upright see-through deck series.

The mechanism part adopts an upright perspective type, and the cassette is vertically upright when the cassette is inserted.
This makes it easier to confirm the characters written on the labels of the cassettes, and also makes it easier to clean and demagnetize the heads.
A see-through light on the back of the cassette allows you to see how much tape remains.

The head uses an F & F (ferrite & ferrite) head with an all-ferrite structure that achieves abrasion resistance approximately 200 times that of permalloy and excellent high-frequency characteristics.

A high-Gm, low-noise FET is used for the first stage of the amplifier, and the head and amplifier are directly coupled without the intervention of elements such as a condenser to improve the characteristics.

Continuous absence recording is possible by combining with the separately sold program timer PT-24.
During recording pause, the pinch roller is separated from the capstan so that no burden is placed on the mechanism.

The motor uses a hysteresis synchronous motor that rotates smoothly with very little electromagnetic vibration.
In addition to the dynamic balance of the rotor, we pursue accuracy in units of μ or less up to the roundness of the shaft.

Equipped with a memory counter.
If the memory switch is turned ON, rewinding stops automatically at counter scale 999.

Equipped with a Dolby NR system that reduces hissing inherent to the tape.

Equipped with a limiter ON/OFF switch that suppresses instantaneous excessive input and automatically maintains an appropriate recording level.

Equipped with a tape selector with 3 levels of bias and 2 levels of equalizer.

The stereo line input jack is mounted on the front panel.

Equipped with a large VU meter.
In addition, it is equipped with a peak level meter that lights up when it senses an instantaneous excessive input that cannot be followed by the VU meter.

Mix recording of line and microphone is possible.

Equipped with line output level control.

The MPX filter can be turned ON/OFF.

Equipped with auto shut-off mechanism.

Model Rating
Stereo cassette deck
Tape speed 4.8cm/s
Track system 4-track 2-channel stereo
Recording time 120 minutes round trip (when using C-120)
Signal-to-noise ratio (at peak level) 61 dB (Fe-Cr, dolby off)
57 dB (CrO2, dolby off)
55 dB (Normal, dolby off)
Dolby on : 5 dB improvement (1 kHz), 10 dB improvement (5 kHz or more)
Overall strain rate 1.7%(Fe-Cr)
Frequency characteristic 20 Hz ~ 17kHz/30Hz ~ 15 kHz ± 3 dB (Fe-Cr)
20 Hz ~ 17kHz/30Hz ~ 15 kHz ± 3 dB (CrO2)
20 Hz to 15 kHz (normal)
Wow and flutter 0.07%wrms
Input terminal My Kujac (2 standard jacks)
Minimum input level : 0.2 mv
For Low Impedance Microphone
Line-in jacks (2 pin-jacks, 1 binaural)
Minimum input level : 0.06 V
Input impedance : 100k Ω
Output terminal Line-out jack (2 pin-jacks)
Specified Output : 0.775 V (at 100k Ω load)
Load impedance : 10k Ω or more
One stereo headphone jack
Load impedance : 8 Ω
Recording and reconnector Input impedance : 10k Ω or less
Output impedance : 10k Ω or less
Semiconductor used Transistor : 42
FET : 2
IC : 2
Diode : 45 pcs
Power supply voltage 100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz
Power consumption 28W
External dimensions Width 430x Height 168x Depth 310 mm
Weight 12kg
Attachment 2 x connection code (RK-74H)
Head Cleaning Rod 1 Set