SONY TC-R303
¥ 39,800 (released in 1987)
Commentary
Auto-reverse deck using LC-OFC wound laser amorphous head.
The recording / reproducing head uses an amorphous alloy with excellent magnetic properties for the core material and an LC-OFC wound laser amorphous head with improved sound quality by using LC-OFC for the head winding.
The LC-OFC is a large-size oxygen-free copper crystal with a purity of more than 99.995% and reduces distortion due to capacitive reactances. This LC-OFC has excellent SN ratio and high frequency characteristics.
Equipped with a direction mode switch, you can choose between two tape travel modes : single-sided recording / playback, double-sided recording and duplex continuous playback.
Equipped with Dolby NR / B-C type.
The cassette compartment is equipped with a twin-lock cassette holding mechanism to further improve the stability of tape travel. This mechanism holds the cassette half more securely and reduces rattling and vibration of the half during tape travel. This reduces modulation noise and enables higher-fidelity recording and playback.
Equipped with a Cue & Review function, you can quickly check the recorded contents by pressing Pause from the Stop state to fast-forward or fast-backward.
Equipped with Rec Mute function with auto space.
It is equipped with a tape operation indicator that centrally displays the operation status of Play, Rec, Pause, etc. as well as the tape running direction.
Equipped with 12-segment x 2-channel LCD peak level meter.
Equipped with an autoplay function that starts playing automatically after rewinding is completed.
Equipped with a microphone input terminal with automatic line and microphone switching mechanism.
Timer sold separately allows recording of absence and alarm clock playback.
It can be played in sync with Sony record players and CD players.
It has a headphone port.
Wireless remote control (sold separately) allows remote operation.
Model Rating
| Type | Cassette deck |
| Heads | Erase : 1 Recording : 1 |
| Motor | DC servo motor : 1 DC Motor : 1 |
| Signal-to-noise ratio (EIAJ) | 56 dB (Dolby off, peak level, Metal-S cassette) 71 dB (Dolby NRC, peak level, Metal-S cassette) |
| Frequency characteristic | 30 Hz ~ 15 kHz ± 3 dB (EIAJ, Metal-S Cassette) |
| Frequency range | 20 Hz ~ 16 kHz (EIAJ, Metal-S Cassette) |
| Wow and flutter (EIAJ) |
± 0.1% Wpeak 0.07%WRMS |
| Distortion factor | 0.5% (EIAJ, Metal-S Cassette) |
| Power consumption | 17W |
| External dimensions | Width 430x Height 110x Depth 255 mm |
| Weight | 3.9kg |
| Sold Separately | Wireless Remote Control RM-88 (¥ 10,000) |