Sony TC-K 700 ES

Data

General:

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: TC-K 700 ES
• Type: Cassette tape deck
• Years of manufacture: 1987 - 1989
• Country of manufacture: Japan
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 30 watts
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 430 x 125 x 350 mm
• Weight: 8.4 kg
• Original price approx.: 1'300 DM

Connections

• among other things headphone output: 6.3 mm jack

Technical Data:

• Type: 3-head, compact stereo cassette deck, rear band control.
• System: 4-track, 2-channel stereo
• Tape speed: 4.8 cm / s
• Heads: 1x record, 1x playback, 1x erase head
• Bias frequency: 105 kHz
• Motor: 1x Reel (DC motor), 1x Capstan (direct drive linear torque BSL motor)
  • Synchronisation variation: 0.025 % (WRMS), ± 0.04 % W.peak (IEC)
• Rewind time: 90 s (C-60)
• Band type: Ferro I, Cr02 II, Metal IV,
• Noise reduction: Dolby B, C
• Frequency response:
  • 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz (Metal IV).

20 Hz - 18,000 Hz (Chrome II)

• • 20 Hz - 17,000 Hz ( Ferro I)
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 73 dB (Dolby C)
• MPX filter: yes
• Distortion factor: 0.8
• Input: 77.5 mV (line)
• Output: 0.44 V (line)

Features

• Timer switch: yes
• Real time band counter: yes
• Counter memory: yes

Remarks

• Equivalent TC-K 333 ESX.
• Previous model: Sony TC-K 777 ES II
• Successor model: Sony TC-K 730 ES
• Other models in the same series:
  • TC-K 500
  • TC-K 600 ES
  • TC-K 700 ES

Pictures

Reviews

• Audio 12/87: 75 points / upper class / 4 ears
• Stereophile vol. 12, p.119 / issue 11/1989
• Stereoplay 11/1987: top class II / 33-35 points.

Links

• Detailed illustrated review in Tape Machine Forum, accessed 25 November 2017.