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Sony TC-KE500S 3-Head Cassette Deck With Dolby S **Read Description**
$ 76.55
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Sony TC-KE500S 3-Head Cassette Deck With Dolby S **Read Description**Rare Find Sony TC-KE500S 3-Head Cassette Deck With Dolby Condition is "For parts or not working". Item powers on and is in great outside shape but will not roll tape. These seemed to have been a top unit when they were made in 1996 with their 3 head 2 motor transport mechanism. This is sold as is with no return and should be bought by someone that knows how to repair them or needs the parts.
First sold by Sony in 1996 with a manufacturer suggested retail price of USD 0.
The main features of the Sony TC-KE500S are: 3 heads and off-tape monitoring, digital tape counter with 4 digits, tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome and metal tapes, belt driven single-capstan transport.
Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartment located on the center 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-KE500S are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the TC-KE500S let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.
To ensure the best response from the wide variety of tapes available adjustment of, bias and sensitivity, to optimum levels can be performed prior to recording.
Dolby S-type noise reduction gives cleaner transient response, provides lower noise levels, both at low and high frequencies, and allows higher signal levels to be recorded safely on the TC-KE500S. Dolby S-type noise reduction provides 24 dB of high frequency noise reduction plus an additional 10 dB of low frequency noise reduction. The Dolby HX PRO system provides precise bias control during recording to reduce distortion and improve linearity in the high-frequency range, the result is recorded sound that is highly faithful to the original. The 19kHz multiplex pilot slgnal present in FM stereo broadcasts can cause false triggering of the noise reduction system. The switchable MPX filter of the TC-KE500S filters out the pilot signal, and assuring proper Dolby processing of FM stereo programs.
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