Wonderful cassette deck with great sound. I have TC-K81.
@babysis1218 Жыл бұрын
Nice work getting the tapes to play correctly again!
@m801166 ай бұрын
You completely avoided the jammed mechanism problem... the grease in these machines typically thickens up to a hard jam. Also seeing a mirror cassette being put to test in a eat-tapes machine has given me shivers. I believe I paid around 150 bucks my one and only mirror cassette... so, I use what I've always used: a trusty TDK D shell with spare tape and one of the sides opened.
@VintageAudioTech4 ай бұрын
I just replace the tape stock in the mirror cassette if it gets damaged
@MasterTomster Жыл бұрын
With this model you can BIASing ONLY Type I cassettes. All four types cassettes you can calibrate with TC-K81 and TC-K75 from same decks generation/series.
@VintageAudioTech Жыл бұрын
There certainly are some limitations
@ElectoneGuy Жыл бұрын
That deck was early 1980s.
@VintageAudioTech Жыл бұрын
You are correct. The manual says 1980. Most likely manufactured in 79
@JamesE707 Жыл бұрын
Regarding curvature on that roller Paul, it looks harmless, but it isn't of course. I've never seen any definitive reference online for pinch rollers, but as far as I have learnt, the supply pinch roller (at least) has to be dead flat. (Edited) BTW, and of interest, I have an old TC-730ES where I replaced the heads in 2005. It's hardly had any hours of use since then, but not long ago I decided to get the old head lapped professionally, only to realise that the old head was part araldited on! I think Sony did this, not sure why? I wonder if the same is true of your TCK-71?
@VintageAudioTech Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure. Are you talking about a defect in the lamina from the factory which separates both channels?
@JamesE707 Жыл бұрын
@@VintageAudioTech The epoxy-like material was either side of the Rec-PB head sandwich.
@KaapoAАй бұрын
Thanks for shering this video. Have you a good guss what's problem In my TC-K71 the pitch rollers are up position all the time.
@VintageAudioTechАй бұрын
Hardened grease preventing the arms from pivoting. I can restore that
@arcsound10 ай бұрын
Nice work, thanks for sharing. I've got a TC-K81 that probably needs new pinch rollers, too. Where did you source your replacement rollers? Thanks again!
@VintageAudioTech10 ай бұрын
Fixyouraudio sells quality rollers for these. The rollers are the same as the ones found in all the newer dual capstan TCM200 decks
@westelaudio943 Жыл бұрын
Nice... But with type IV compatibility and that general design, I think this is 1980 or later...
@VintageAudioTech Жыл бұрын
Yes, you are right in the Service Manual it says 1980
@bryanvoytilla9706 Жыл бұрын
Hello. Is there a way to contact you for a repair of my tape player?
@VintageAudioTech Жыл бұрын
Send a message to EScassette@yahoo.com Thank You Paul
@zambrano966 Жыл бұрын
Lo volviste a subir, el mismo video ???? Muy bueno, felicitaciones.
@VintageAudioTech Жыл бұрын
I had made an edit on the video
@pretol79206 ай бұрын
mid 70's? This is CLEARLY an early-to-mid 80's design... the audio equipment has very specific look from many eras, and this is VERY MUCH NOT 70's... Same way 90's equipment had a particular design language that can't be confused with earlier decades (and the trend away from silver front plates toward all black)...
@VintageAudioTech4 ай бұрын
I believe you! You are well versed in cassette
@TapesNstuffSАй бұрын
It's actually based on their late 70s design 1979 I think. But this one is from 1980.
@jimdayton8837Ай бұрын
Also not to mention this is a logic controlled deck, which did not exist in the 70's.
@TapesNstuffSАй бұрын
@@jimdayton8837 1979 had some computer controlled decks.
@jimdayton8837Ай бұрын
@@TapesNstuffS Come to think of it Sony did have some logic controlled decks in the late 70's.
@zambrano966 Жыл бұрын
Una pregunta, tienes tiempo con ese cassette espejo, donde podría comprar uno ?
@VintageAudioTech Жыл бұрын
I bought it in Japan some time ago. There used to be a guy on eBay selling them
@cseresznyessandor237 Жыл бұрын
I vr got 2 decks but I d changed the pinch rollet , theres no wow and flutter, only probl is the hum of the BSL motor.When switch betwen record or tape in the tape position coluld heard a little noise
@TapesNstuffS7 ай бұрын
Normal
@MysteryZen77 Жыл бұрын
thumbs down- you act like i will get to see the tape get sucked in- ?? NEVER saw it~!
@VintageAudioTech Жыл бұрын
Didn’t want to damage the tape. You Could see it was about to get eaten if I didn’t stop the deck