SONY TC-U4
¥ 52,800 (around 1978)
Commentary
A cassette deck equipped with SWS (sound with sound) and playback pan pot functions.
Equipped with an SWS mechanism that can record to the R channel while playing back the L channel.
The playback pan pot function allows you to position the L and R sound images at any position during playback.
The motor is equipped with a Green Motor that is superior in durability and quiet.
The head is equipped with an F & F head with excellent head gap accuracy, high frequency characteristics, and abrasion resistance.
Equipped with Dolby NR to reduce high-frequency noise.
It uses an autoplay mechanism. If you press the rewind and play button at the same time, playback will start automatically after rewinding.
Equipped with a 3-stage switchable tape selector with independent bias and equalizer.
It is equipped with a pause button with a Rec Mute mechanism. When the lever is lowered halfway, it becomes Rec Mute, and when it is further pressed, it becomes a pause state. When the lever is Rec Mute, the indicator lights to prevent malfunction.
By using the timer sold separately, it is possible to record your absence and play the alarm clock.
Equipped with a smooth soft eject mechanism.
Equipped with auto shut-off mechanism.
It comes with an audio handle that is sold separately and is rack mountable.
Model Rating
| Type | Cassette deck |
| Heads | Erase : 1 Recording : 1 |
| Motor | Frequency Servo Motor with FG (Green Motor) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 58 dB (Dolby off, Peak Level, Dual Cassette) |
| Frequency characteristic | 20 Hz ~ 16 kHz (Duadcassette) |
| Wow and flutter | 0.05%wrms |
| Distortion factor | 1.3% (Du Ad Cassette) |
| Power consumption | 9W |
| External dimensions | Width 410x Height 145x Depth 260 mm |
| Weight | 6kg |
| Sold Separately | Audio Handle AH-4A (¥ 2,500) |