Sony TC-S1

Brand: Sony

The Sony TC-S1 is a reel-to-reel tape deck, introduced by Sony Corporation in 1967. It was one of the first consumer-grade open-reel decks that could record as well as play back, and it helped to popularize the format in the home audio market. The S1 featured advanced technologies such as instant start/stop, high-speed reverse, and reduced wow and flutter, providing high-quality audio playback and recording. The S1 received critical acclaim and served as a benchmark for subsequent generations of Sony and other open-reel tape decks. Today, the Sony TC-S1 is considered a collector's item and a historic example of early consumer audio technology.

• Type: auto reverse, 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
• Motor:
• Tape Type: type I, CrO2, Metal
• Noise Reduction: B, C, S
• Headroom Extension:
• Wow and Flutter: 0.06%
• Distortion: 1.8%
• Frequency Response: 25Hz to 19kHz  (Metal)
• Signal to Noise Ratio: 79dB  (dolby S)
• Analogue Inputs: 160mV (line)
• Analogue Outputs: 0.5V (line)
• Dimensions: 310 x 90 x 345 mm
• Weight: 4.3 kg
• Year: 1994
• Price: