SONY TC-854-4 - MULTI 4 TRACK-3 MOTOR SERVO CONTROL MOTOR-REEL TO REEL-TAPE DECK-VG PLUS CONDITION!

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SONY TC-854-4 - MULTI -4 TRACK-3 MOTOR SERVO CONTROL-REEL TO REEL-TAPE DECK-VG PLUS CONDITION!

THE SONY RM-16 REMOTE CONTROL IS SHOWN IN THIS LISTING FOR DISPLAY ONLY. IT IS FOR SALE SEPARATELY IN ITS OWN REVERB LISTING. THE VIDEO SHOWN HERE IS FOR DEMO PURPOSES, SHOWING THE TAPE DECK IS IN VERY GOOD PLUS WORKING ORDER AND ALSO SHOWS THAT THE REMOTE CONTROL WORKS VERY WELL.

IN MY OPINION, THIS VINTAGE SONY TC-854-4 - MULTI 4 TRACK REEL TO REEL, WITH ITS AGE AND BEING SO RARE, IS IN VERY GOOD PLUS WORKING ORDER AS SHOWN IN THE VIDEO BELOW. THE OUTER UNIT AND CASING HAVE A NUMBER OF BLEMISHES, WHICH IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR ITS AGE, BUT THOSE BLEMISHES IN NO WAY AFFECT THE PLAYABILITY OR FUNCTIONALITY OF THIS VINTAGE REEL TO REEL TAPE DECK, WHICH IS VERY RARE AND DIFFICULT TO FIND, ESPECIALLY IN THIS VERY GOOD PLUS WORKING CONDITION.

THE UNIT WAS PROFESSIONALLY SERVICED A FEW YEARS AGO AS IT NEEDED NEW RUBBER PINCH ROLLERS AND BELTS, A THOROUGH CLEANING OF HARDENED, OLD GREASE, LUBRICATING MOTORS, HEAD ALIGNMENT, DEMAGNETIZING, WORN-OUT COUNTER BELTS REPLACED AND BRAKE MECHANISMS WERE INSPECTED AND CALIBRATED.

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OVERVIEW:
The Sony model 854-4 is one of the most professional tape recorders in the world. The three motor and four head model 854-4 accommodates up to 10-1/2" reels and operates at speeds of 15, 7-1/2 and 3-3/4 ips.

The model is designed for recording and playback of ordinary 4-track 2-channel stereo as well as 4-channel Quadraphonic sound. An AC servo-controlled capstan drive motor prevents speed variation regardless of voltage or load changes.

Dual capstan closed-loop tape drive assures positive tape-to-head contact while isolating external vibration. Logic controlled transport function permits switching the tape transport from fast forward to rewind or from either of these modes to the play mode without going into the stop mode.

Automatic Program Scanner and Automatic Tape Stop provide program cueing by simply depressing the respective button after a tape is loaded.

Syncro-Trak to allow synchronous recording of new tracks with previously recorded tracks.

Microphone and line input mixing.

Tape lift switch for tape cueing and editing. Tape equalization selector switch for Sony Low-noise High-output tape and standard tape.

For Quadraphonic recording and playback, the full width of a tape is used; tracks 1 and 3 are for the front channels and tracks 2 and 4 are for the rear channels.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Track system: 4-track, 4-channel, stereo/multi-channel system

Heads: 1 x playback, 1 x record, 2 x erase

Motor: 2 x reel, 1 x capstan

Reel size: up to 10.5-inch reel

Tape speeds: 3 3⁄4, 7 1⁄2, 15 ips

Wow and flutter: 0.03% (15 ips)

Frequency response: 20Hz to 30kHz (15 ips)

Signal to Noise Ratio: 59dB

Input: 60mV (line), 0.2mV (mic)

Output: 0.775V (line)

Semiconductors: 101 x transistors, 101 diodes

Dimensions : 22"x17"x10"

Unit Weight: 62 lbs., Shipping weight: 80 lbs.