Sony TC-U5 Stereo Cassette Deck

The Sony TC-U5 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was introduced by Sony in 1979 and discontinued a year later.

The main features of the Sony TC-U5 are: 2 heads, analog 3 digit tape counter, manual tape type selection with support for normal, chrome and ferro-chrome tapes with additional manual equalization selection, belt driven single-capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side 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 which is opened by a damped mechanism. Additionally the compartement can be accessed easly for head cleaning by removing the well-cover.

Level meters used on the TC-U5 are analog needle VU reading meters. Mechanical transport controls for reliable TC-U5 transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the TC-U5 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.