$225 · Vintage Sony TC-440 Roto Bi-Lateral Reel-to-Reel 6 Head Tapecorder

Selling Vintage Sony TC-440 Roto Bi-Lateral Reel-to-Reel 6 Head Tapecorder. Plays both in forward and reverse, but not in FF or RW. Excellent cosmetically and also comes with a Sony Dust Cover. Additional Details DESCRIPTION For its time, this was an advanced stereo tape deck with full auto-reverse. Sony’s unique new “Roto Bilateral” record and playback heads revolved 180 degrees to permit recording, monitoring and playback in both directions. This, in effect gave the deck a ‘6-head function’. Auto-reverse was enabled by means of sensing foils on the tape ends. A single AC servo controlled motor with closed-loop, dual-capstan drive gave extremely low wow and flutter figures. Other features included: Automatic total-mechanism shut-off, built-in sound-on-sound and echo, electrical speed change, mic/line mixing, record equalization selector switch, FET amplifier, stereo headphone jack, servo-controlled back tension, ultra-high frequency bias, two VU meters, four-digit tape counter, vertical or horizontal operation, non-magnetising record head, automatic tape lifters, tape/source monitor, no pressure pads. and built-in reel locks. Additional images of this recorder are supplied on the Get Reel Contemporary Classics CD-ROM. ADDITIONAL INFO Hum and noise: better than 53dB (normal tape), better than 56dB (special tape) / Harmonic distortion: less than 1.2% at normal recording level / Semi-conductors: 27 transistors, 2 FETs. 1 IC and 11 diodes / Rewind speed: 2 minutes 50 seconds for 1800 ft / Inputs: microphone: 600ohm 0.19mV. aux: 100kohm 0.06V / Outputs: line (100k or more) – output (0dB) 0.775V. headphone 8 ohm (30mV) / Dimensions: 16.5 x 8.5 x 16.1″ (420 x 215 x 410mm) / Weight: 27.1 lbs (12.3 kg) / quarter-track stereo