Sony TC-164SD
Dolby B NR

This Sony TC-164SD is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Sony in 1976 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD $520 and discontinued 5 years later in 1981.

The main features of the Sony TC-164SD are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection and capable of handling normal tapes.

Typical of this deck is the 70's top loading layout with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck.

Level meters used on the TC-164SD are analog needle VU reading meters.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the TC-164SD by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1976 Sony first publicly demonstrated an optical digital audio disc
1977 Tandy Radio Shack released its version of a personal home computer called the TRS-80.
1978 Nintendo releases its first video game, Computer Othello.
1979 Intel released the first 16-bit processor, the 8086.
1980 3M, Mitsubishi, Sony and Studer each introduce a multitrack digital recorder.
1981 Dave Smith proposes the Universal Synthesizer Interface that would become the MIDI standard in 1983.

Features of Sony TC-164SD

Display
Display
Analog Needle Meters 3-Digıt Mechanical Counter
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Top Loading Orientation Left Black Finish
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo Portable
Head
Head Configuration
4 Track / 2 Channel 2 Head Desiǥn
HighCom NR
Noise Reduction
Dolby-B Noise Reduction
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabılity

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