| Title | Value |
|---|---|
| Features : | DC servo Direct Drive |
| F&F recording and playback heads | |
| Servo speed regulation | |
| FET input preamps | |
| 3-position tape selctor | |
| MIC/Line input selector | |
| 2-position Line attenuator (0dB / -20dB) | |
| Built-in switchable input limiter | |
| Back-lit VU meters | |
| Built-in control loudspeaker | |
| Three-digit tape counter | |
| Tape speeds : | 19 cm/s & 9,5 cm/s |
| Reel size : | 13cm |
| Recording time : | 45 minutes max. (9,5cm/s, 275m tape) |
| Tracks : | 2tracks / 2channel |
| Heads : | 1x record (F&F) |
| 1x play (F&F) | |
| 1x erase (F) | |
| Drive system : | DC servo motor |
| 19cm/s Frequency response : | 30Hz...27Khz (FeCr tape) |
| 30Hz...25Khz (SLH tape) | |
| 9,5cm/s Frequency response : | 30Hz...18Khz (FeCr tape) |
| 30Hz...16Khz (SLH tape) | |
| S/N ratio : | 64dB (FeCr, 19cm/s) |
| Bias : | 160Khz |
| Wow & flutter : | ±0,08% (19cm/s) |
| ±0,12% (9,5cm/s) | |
| Rewind time : | 2mn (275m. tape) |
| THD : | ±0,8% (0dB rec. level) |
| Inputs : | 2x MIC (0,2mV / low impedance) |
| 2x LINE (0,06V / 100kOhm) | |
| Line outputs : | 0,435V / 100kOhm |
| Phones output : | 8 Ohm |
| Built-in speaker : | 4,4 x 9,4cm / 500mW |
| Componentry : | 4 ICs |
| 4 FETs | |
| 56 transistors | |
| 17 diodes | |
| 2 LEDs | |
| PC : | 25W max. |
| Dimensions : | 33,3 x 13,6 x 29,6cm |
| Weight : | 6,8kg (batteries included) |
| Batteries : | 8x format D |
| Optional accessories : | AC-26 AC/DC adaptor |
| BP-55 rechargeable power pack | |
| DCC-129 car adaptor | |
| List price : | 178,000¥ (1974) |
| 248,000¥ (1986) |
Sony TC-510-2
Sony TC-5550-2
Sony APR-2003
november 1974
1986
One of Sony's little remembered but excellent open-reel, sold in Japan under the TC-5550-2 moniker, for the princely sum of 178,000¥.
It also is one of the cutest chunk of audio kit ever designed.
Good enough, too, to see a (clearly) professional version under the APR-2003 badge, adding black looks, better speed stability through Quartz Lock, XLR plugs, a center track for sync'ing and related XLR i/o, a low-cut (high pass) switch replacing the line/mic selector, and no pitch control function.
By the time the APR-2003 replaced the TC-510-2, the famed TC-D5 portable pro cassette recorder was about to replace just about everything everywhere, before its subsequent TC-D5PRO and TC-D5PROII versions would be somewhat undercut by the WM-6DC pro recording... Walkman.
However, the TC-5550-2 remained available in Japan until 1986, two years after the venerable TC-777 !
This means that, beyond its pretty-pretty face (diecast aluminium, mind you), it must have had something special, sound-wise and reliability-wise.
Nudies aplenty here
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