Sony TC-K5

This Sony TC-K5 is a stereo cassette deck, it was first sold by Sony in 1977 with a recommended retail price of USD $300 and discontinued 7 years later in 1984.

The main features of the Sony TC-K5 are:, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection and capable of handling normal and chrome tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape eject is operated mechanically and the cassette needs to be placed with the side to be played facing forward in the cassette well.

Level meters used on the TC-K5 are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable TC-K5 transport function selection.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.

Compact Cassette

Historic events

1977 Tandy Radio Shack released its version of a personal home computer called the TRS-80.
1978 Introduction of the laserdisc player, using technology invented already in the 1960s
1979 Introduction of the Australian made Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument, the first polyphonic digital sampling synthesiser.
1980 3M, Mitsubishi, Sony and Studer each introduce a multitrack digital recorder.
1981 Sony introduces the "micro" (3½-inch) floppy disk drive the OA-D30V
1982 VHS-Compact (VHS-C), originally developed for portable VCRs, but ultimately finding success in palm-sized camcorders
1983 Mario Bros. is first released by Nintendo in Japan as an arcade game about an Italian-American plumber
1984 IBM announces the IBM Portable PC, for US$2900.

Features of Sony TC-K5

Connectors
Connectivity
2 Mono Microphone Inputs AC Power Cord / Plug RCA Input/Output Connectors Headphones
Display
Display
3-Digıt Mechanical Counter Analog Needle Meters
Cassette Exterior
Exterior
Silver Finish Orientation Left Front Loading
Compact Cassette
General
Stereo
Head
Head Configuration
4 Track / 2 Channel
Controls
Operation
Mechanical Transport Control
Tape Speed
Speed
1⅞ ips - 4.76 cm/s
Tape
Tape
Normal Tape Capabılity Chrome Tape Capabılity
Transport
Transport
Sìngle Capsŧan Transport Belt Drive (Capsŧan) Mechanical Tape Loading Auto Stop

Similar to Sony TC-K5 from the period 1977 - 1984