Sony TC-K700ES 3 Head Cassette Deck

With the upturn in all things analogue, interest in the old cassette format has also increased making both the decks and blank media high prized items. In good condition for its age this 3 head Sony TC-K700ES Cassette Deck comes cleaned and tested and will look good on any Hi-Fi equipment rack. It also comes in original packaging, with manual.

Recent service as follows:

Cleaned heads and tape path
Cleaned record level pot.
Checked speed (within -0.1%, W&F >0.07%JIS, TUT 38gm/cm)
Re-assembled and tested.

Sony Say….
The Sony ES Series Cassette Deck is the result of an intensive effort to produce a recording instrument that would be capable of faithful reproduction with today’s most demanding program sources.
A lavishly constructed chassis separates the system control circuitry in the left third of the chassis, from the audio circuits, which occupy the right third. The centre “mid-ship” portion of the unit houses the tape transport mechanism and power supply components in a separate inner chassis.
The physical separation of the system control section from the audio circuits eliminates electrical interference. It also eliminates excessive internal wiring and simplifies the signal path. The results are exceptionally low-noise audio performance.
The inner mid-ship chassis adds structural rigidity, which helps control vibrations and resonances that can adversely affect tape transport and audio circuitry performance.
Features:
Highly sophisticated design and construction, unsurpassed magnetic head technology, state-of-the-art tape transport, superb electronics, and advanced performance capabilities. Capable of accurately capturing the detail and dynamics of digital audio sources.
Dolby® B/C noise reduction system uses Dual Symmetry IC for simplified, efficient circuitry
Linear Counter for “real time” indication of tape position.
Memory stop/play halts the transport or begins playback when the counter reaches “0.00” during rewind.
Subtract function on counter for remaining time indication.
Automatic tape type selection makes it impossible to accidentally record or play with the wrong bias/equalization.
MPX filter switch lets you remove the 19 kHz carrier signal that can cause errors in Dolby system tracking when taping FM stereo broadcasts.
Auto Play automatically puts transport into play mode after rewind.
Auto Space Record Mute facilitates consistent spacing between recorded selections.
Timer Record/Play permits unattended record or playback puts the deck in record or play when power is turned on, e.g., via an external program timer.
Headphone output with volume control.
Specifications:
Type: 3-head, single compact cassette deck; 1 x record, 1 x playback, 1 x erase
Track System: 4-track, 2-channel stereo
Motor: 1 x reel, 1 x capstan
Tape Type: type I, CrO2, Metal
Noise Reduction: B, C
Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz (Metal tape)
Signal to Noise Ratio: 73dB (Dolby C)
Wow and Flutter: 0.025%
Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.8%
Input: 77.5mV (line)
Output: 0.44V (line)
Dimensions: 430 (W) x 350 (D) x 125 (H) mm
Weight: 8.4 kg