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Vintage High Quality Sony Stereo Cassette Deck TC-K61

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Description

Beautiful vintage Sony Cassette Deck, freshly tested and working nicely.

From Sony:

“The Sony TC-K61 is an outstanding expression of Sony’s ability to deliver the latest and best in tape technology.

The K61 provides the superlative speed constancy of Sony’s two-motor drive system, controlled by a logic microprocessor IC. The microprocessor, which receives commands via feather-touch push buttons, executes them via transport solenoids.

The result is smoother operation, greater flexibility, and the capabilities for timer operation and remote control.

Moreover, the K61 incorporates Sony’s exceptional Sendust and Ferrite record/play head, four gap erase head, LED Peak Program Meters, and a host of electronic refinements.

Yet for all its sophistication. the TC-K61 remains easy to operate and reasonable in price.”

Specifications:

Type: 2-head, single compact cassette deck

Track System: 4-track, 2-channel stereo

Tape Speed: 4.8 cm/s

Heads: 1 x record/playback, 1 x erase

Tape Type: type I, FeCr, CrO2, Metal

Noise Reduction: B

Frequency Response: 20Hz to 19kHz (Metal tape)

Signal to Noise Ratio: 64dB (dolby B)

Wow and Flutter: 0.04%

Total Harmonic Distortion: 1.0%

Input: 77.5mV (line), 0.25mV (mic)

Headphone output with volume control

Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 16.9 x 5.1 x 11.6 inches (430 x 130 x 295 mm)
Weight: 12.3 lbs (5.6 kg)

Includes soft copy of owner’s manual in PDF.

This Sony Deck is in beautiful shape, particularly when considering its vintage, and it features the upgraded wood side panels.

Asking $245; buy with confidence and benefit from Radique’s “Bumper to Bumper” warranty and Perpetual trade back policy.

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Weight15 lbs
Dimensions15.6 × 20.9 × 9.1 in
Cassette Wells
Noise Reduction
About brand
Sony at Radique
We service Sony, too. Bring us your own Sony receivers, amplifiers, tuners, CD players and cassette decks, Walkman-size players included for repair, servicing or restoration (not reel-to-reel decks), with a 90-day warranty on the work. See our Audio Service page

Sony began in Tokyo in 1946, founded by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita, and it helped bring the world the Walkman and the compact disc. We carry Sony stereo and AV receivers, CD players, cassette decks, amplifiers and speakers. We've had more than 220 Sony listings so far, covering more than 185 different models. Every used Sony here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.

Sony models we've sold more than once include the TC-K61 cassette deck, the CDP-CE305 and CDP-C335 CD players, the STR-DA5700ES AV receiver and the STR-4800SD stereo receiver.

The Sony story, 1946 to today

Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo ("Totsuko") in Tokyo in 1946, growing out of a radio repair business Ibuka had started the year before. The company was renamed Sony in 1958.

Tape and transistors. The G-model tape recorder of 1950 is described as Japan's first, and the TR-55 transistor radio of 1955 was the first Sony-branded product.

ES. Sony describes the TA-1120 integrated amplifier of 1965 as the first all-silicon-transistor stereo amplifier and dates its ES ("Elevated Standard") line from it.

Walkman and CD. The Walkman went on sale in Japan in July 1979. Sony worked with Philips on the compact disc, and Sony's CDP-101 was among the first CD players on sale in Japan in October 1982. Sony still makes ES AV receivers.

Which Sony is which?

STR receivers: stereo receivers from the late 1960s on, such as the STR-6120, and later AV receivers, including ES models.

TA amplifiers and ES separates: from the TA-1120 to the TA-E86 preamplifier and TA-N86 power amplifier (1978).

CDP CD players: from the CDP-101 (1982) and CDP-701ES (1983) to changers such as the CDP-CE305 and CDP-C335 we sell often.

TC tape decks: reel-to-reel recorders until 1985, and cassette decks such as the TC-K61 and the three-head TC-K777ES.

SS speakers: such as the SS-G7 floorstanders of 1978.

Buying used Sony: what to check

CD players. Open and close the drawer several times; hesitation can be an early sign of trouble. Laser pickups wear, skipping is a symptom, and tray belts age.

Cassette decks. Belts dry out and cause slipping or uneven playback, and worn heads dull the sound. Run fast-forward and rewind, and check Dolby.

Amplifiers and receivers. Noisy switches and dirty relay contacts cause many faults, and bias settings drift with age. On tuners, look for blown bulbs and broken dial cords.

Everything we list is inspected, tested and serviced as required here, and comes with our warranty.

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