SONY TC-RX711
¥ 39,800 (released in 1993)
Commentary
Quick reverse deck with sound auto-focus and just-fade out.
A good weight balance is obtained by adopting a midship mechanical system in which the mechanical deck is placed in the center of the front panel.
The Sound Auto-Focus feature automatically sets the recording level using a microcomputer-driven volume that detects the source signal level, tape type, Dolby NR status, and automatically sets the optimal recording level.
The cassette holder is made of fine ceramic composite material with high rigidity and high specific gravity to reduce unnecessary vibration due to high rigidity. In addition, the cassette lid is made of extruded aluminum material to further improve accuracy.
The tape is loaded into the mechanical deck, and at the same time, the stabilizing device installed inside the cassette door firmly fixes the cassette half and osae komi the vibration of the tape.
The head employs a PC-OCC wound laser amorphous head that uses amorphous alloys for the core and high-purity oxygen-free copper PC-OCC for the head winding.
Equipped with Dolby HX Pro, the effective bias amount is controlled to the optimum value in 1/1000 second unit to prevent over-bias and improve linearity in the high frequency range.
Also, Dolby HX Pro works only when recording, so recorded tapes are effective when played on any deck.
Super bias is adopted, and by greatly shifting up the frequency of bias signal, the frequency difference with audio signal is expanded, and beat noise and intermodulation distortion due to mutual interference are suppressed.
It is equipped with bias fine tuning that can fine-tune the optimum bias value that slightly differs depending on the type of tape.
CD synchronized recording is possible by combining with Sony remote control compatible CD player.
It is equipped with an electronic counter that adopts FL tube. It is a linear type that displays minutes and seconds with a subtraction function that makes it easy to understand the remaining time.
It is equipped with a peak level meter with peak display and peak hold function of music signal.
You can switch the display on and off with the remote control.
Equipped with the Just Fade Out function, when recording comes to the end of the tape, the recording level is automatically reduced and faded out, and after quick reverse, the recording level is automatically faded in and returns to the original recording level.
Equipped with an auto-fader function for easy fade-in / fade-out.
You can also use the Voicemail fade-in function in conjunction with the timer.
It is equipped with a multi-AMS function that can quickly cue up to 30 songs before and after.
It is equipped with the Auto Space REC MUTE function. When you press the REC MUTE button during recording or recording pause, it automatically records silence for approximately four seconds, sends the tape for that amount, and pauses.
It uses a power loading mechanism. If you press the play / fast-forward / rewind operation button without closing the cassette door, the cassette is automatically loaded into the mechanical deck and the operation mode shifts to each operation mode.
This series of operations can also be performed when the remote control is operated.
Wireless remote control is included.
Model Rating
| Type | Cassette deck |
| Format | 4-track 2-channel |
| Heads | Erase : 1 Recording : 1 |
| Motor | DC servo motor : 1 DC Motor : 2 |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 57 dB (EIAJ, Dolby off, peak level, metal tape) 74 dB (Dolby NRC, peak level, metal tape) |
| Frequency characteristic | 25 Hz to 19 kHz ± 3 dB (EIAJ, -20dB recording, metal tape) 30 Hz ~ 15 kHz ± 3 dB (-4dB recording, metal tape) |
| Wow and flutter (EIAJ) |
± 0.09% Wpeak 0.05%WRMS |
| Distortion Factor (EIAJ) | 1.8% (3rd harmonic distortion rate, reference recording level of 250nWb/m, 315 Hz sine wave, metal tape) |
| Power supply voltage | 100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz |
| Power consumption | 16W |
| External dimensions | Width 430x Height 125x Depth 295 mm |
| Weight | 4.8kg |
| Attachment | Wireless Remote Control RM-J501 |