| Title | Value |
|---|---|
| Tape speed : | 19 cm/s, 9,5 cm/s, 4,76 cm/s |
| Reel size : | 18cm or smaller |
| Drive system : | AC servo motor, belt drive system |
| 19cm/s Frequency response : | 30Hz...25Khz (FeCr tape, ±3dB) |
| 30Hz...25Khz (ULH tape, ±3dB) | |
| 30Hz...18Khz (PRA tape, ±3dB) | |
| 9,5cm/s Frequency response : | 30Hz...18Khz (FeCr tape, ±3dB) |
| 30Hz...18Khz (ULH tape, ±3dB) | |
| 30Hz...15Khz (PRA tape, ±3dB) | |
| 4,8cm/s Frequency response : | 30Hz...7Khz (FeCr tape, ±3dB) |
| 30Hz...7Khz (ULH tape, ±3dB) | |
| 30Hz...7Khz (PRA tape, ±3dB) | |
| S/N ratio : | 61dB (FeCr, 19cm/s) |
| 58dB (ULH, 19cm/s) | |
| 55dB (PRA, 19cm/s) | |
| Bias : | 160Khz |
| Crosstalk (tracks) : | 45dB@1Khz |
| Separation (channels) : | 60dB@1Khz |
| Erasure : | 65dB@400Hz (FeCr) |
| Speed accuracy : | 1% at all tape speeds |
| Meter type : | VU balistic (-20...+5dB) |
| THD : | < 0,8% (FeCr tape, 0dB rec. level) |
| Max recording time : | 12 hrs (4-track mono, 4,8 cm/s, 330m/1800ft tape) |
| FF/REW time : | 2 minutes (330m/1200ft tape) |
| Inputs : | MIC (0,25mV / low impedance) |
| LINE (77,5mV / 100kOhm) | |
| Line outputs : | 0,435V / 10kOhm control at detent |
| 0,775V / 100kOhm control at maximum | |
| Headphones output: | 38,8mV / 8 Ohm nominal |
| PC : | 25W max. |
| Dimensions : | 43,5 x 19 x 41,5cm |
| Weight : | 12,6kg. |
| Features | |
| - Discrete 3-head Ferrite&Ferrite design | |
| - Contoured playback head for smooth low frequency response | |
| - Patented, direct-coupled head/playback amplifier | |
| - Switchable tape/source monitoring | |
| - AC servo tape drive & Supply reel servo back tension | |
| - Scrape flutter filter | |
| - Dynamically balanced, oversize flywheel | |
| - Locking pause control | |
| - All-mode Auto Stop | |
| - Three-position bias and eq contols | |
| - Mic/line mixing with dual concentric controls | |
| - Two-position MIC input attenuator | |
| - Line output level control with center reference detent | |
| - Built-in reel locks | |
| - Large illuminated VU meters | |
| - Removable head cover | |
| - Headphone jack | |
| - Four-digit tape counter |
Sony TC-399
1978
Sony's other Volks-RtR.
Not a supersonic masterpiece but, superceding the TC-377 and TC-378 old timers, the TC-399 was the last of the Mohicans but outside Japan-only : this was an export item for those who weren't hot on the TC-D5 or the EL-D8 and/or those willing to buy in 1979 a black-repackaged TC-366 recoder originally developed in... 1969.
The drive is more or less equivalent to the aforementionned TC-377 or TC-378 - more more than less that is.
Simple and reliable recorder with contoured F&F heads, VU meteres with an added peak LED, mic/line mixing, bias & eq settings and a DC playback amplifier.
And then some : the 399 sold in verrrrry large numbers.
The R-7MB reels shown here are the uncommon black ones - these nevertheless command high prices on eBay, not to mention the really rare red R-7MB or the really really rare orange R-7MB. Even the common silver R-7MB costs !
Speaking of color, the TC-399 was also available in silver, seemingly only in the US.
Given the TC-378 ancester it was after all normal and less technoid looking, too.
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