Sony TC-U40 Stereo Cassette Deck

This Sony TC-U40 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Sony in 1980 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Sony TC-U40 are: 2 heads, mechanical 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome, ferro-chrome and metal 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-U40 are generic digital peak reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable TC-U40 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the TC-U40 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

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.

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