Sony TC-850

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SANTA PAULA, United States

I have owned this unit for over 45 years. It has been used very sparingly over the last few years, but it still works and sounds great. It just may need a "tune-up". The cabinet is in very good condition. Please contact me with any questions. I am not an expert on this, but I'll try to answer any questions. I also have many pre-recorded tapes, two un-opened blank 7" tapes and two 10" reels. Kerry kdmehle@verizon.net Perhaps the phrase "tune up" used above may not be the best terminology. What I mean is that the new owner may wish to go through the unit and clean it up, lubricate if necessary and make adjustments where/if needed. I'm not a technician, so I really don't know if any of these things are necessary. As far as I know the unit is in good working condition and all parts are working.

Technical Details

Sony
TC-850
Mid High Fidelity
Consumer
Solid State
Japan
$895
1/2 Rec/Play+1/4PB
3 3/4, 7 1/2, 15
10.5"
4
Permalloy
Stacked/Inline
NAB
3
No
110-120v
7 / 10
8 / 10
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Description

The TC 850 was a semi-professional three-motor, four head tape deck with a 10½ ” reel capacity.
The recorder could record in half-track stereo, but thanks to the extra playback head, quarter-track stereo playback was possible.
All transport controls were servo-controlled, which resulted in a seamless transition between transport modes. The recorder was considered ‘easy to use’ by reviewers.
This was not a cheap machine, in 1974 it cost almost twice as much as a Revox A77 so it is fairly easy to see why not many were sold.

Additional Info

Heads  Four: erase, record, half-track playback & quarter-track playback
Motors Three
Maximum reel size  10½ ”
Tape speeds  15, 7½ and 3¾ ips
Frequency response ( 3dB)
High output tape:
15 ips: 30Hz – 25kHz
7½ ips: 30Hz – 22kHz
3¾ ips: 40Hz – 15kHz

Standard tape:
15 ips: 30Hz – 20kHz
7½ ips: 30Hz – 18kHz
3¾ ips: 40Hz – 12kHz
Wow & flutter
15 ips: 0.03%
7½ ips: 0.04%
3¾ ips: 0.08%
Signal to noise ratio
56 dB (standard tape) 59 dB (SLH tape)

Crosstalk: 52 dB / Harmonic distortion: 1.5% / Semi-conductors: 77 transistors, 79 diodes / Rewind speed: 2 minutes and 10 seconds with 2,427 ft (740m) tape / Inputs: microphone: 0.2 mV (- 72dB), impedance 600 ohms line: 0.07 mV (- 22dB), impedance 100 K DIN / Outputs: line: impedance 2.2 K, output level 0.775 V (0 dB) headphones: 8 ohms DIN / Dimensions: 19¾ . x 17½ x 10″ (508 x 457 x 254mm) / Weight: 57 lbs (25.9 kg) / half-track stereo record, half & quarter-track stereo playback

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I have owned this unit for over 45 years. It has not been used for approx. 8-10 years, but it still works and sounds great. It just may need a "tune-up".  The cabinet is in very good condition.

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I have owned this unit for over 45 years. It has not been used for approx. 8-10 years, but it still works and sounds great. It just may need a "tune-up".  The cabinet is in very good condition.