Sony TC-KA 6 ES specifications

Category : Dolby-S

Brand : Sony

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Despite the numerical designation, the Japanese TC-KA 5 ES was located above the TC-KA 6 ES. It would have been more correct if the designation TC-KA 4 had been THERE, then it would also have been correct numerically.

brand: Sony
model: TC-KA 6
type: Single
year of construction: 1995 – 2000
Made in Japan
colors: Black, champagne
remote control: optional
power consumption: 30 W
dimensions: 430 x 135 x 360 mm (WxHxD)
weight: 7.6 kg
original price: 1.400 DM (Black) / DM 1,500 (of champagne)

number of inputs:
- Line RCA: 0,16 V/ 47 K-ohms
number of outputs:
- Line RCA: 0.5 V/ 47 K-ohms
- load impedance 10 kOhm
- headphone: 0-3 mW at 32 Ohm s (6.3 mm Jack)

Line RCA: 0,16 V/ 47 K-ohms

Line RCA: 0.5 V/ 47 K-ohms
load impedance 10 kOhm
headphone: 0-3 mW at 32 Ohm s (6.3 mm

heads Jack): 3
motor: 3
flutter of 0.025 % (WRMS ), ± 0,07 % (DIN), ± 0,05 % (IEC )
band types: type I / II / IV
frequency response:
- 20-21.000 Hz (pure iron IV ±3 dB)
- 20-19.000 Hz (type II CrO2)
- 20-17.000 Hz (type I Fer ro)
total harmonic distortion:
- type I: 0,4 %
- type IV: 1,5 %
signal-to-noise ratio:
- I: 57 dB
- II: 59 dB
- IV: 61 dB
Auto-Reverse: no
title search: Yes (AMS)
Dolby B / C / S / HX-Pro
MPX-Filter : Yes, switchable
rewind Time: 90 sec (C-60)
Fader: no
Pitch-control: no
CD-Synchro recording: Yes, just by remote control

20-21.000 Hz (pure iron IV ±3 dB)
20-19.000 Hz (type II CrO2)
20-17.000 Hz (type I Fer ro)

type I: 0,4 %
type IV: 1,5 %

I: 57 dB
II: 59 dB
IV: 61 dB

Dolby HX-pro is turned on continuously (in the case of KA 3/5/7 IT's switchable)
3-head Deck with tape monitoring
Automatic tape type detection
dual-Capstan tape drive, direct drive and sapphire bearing of the sound Waves
fluorescence-level display with 2 × 24 segments
A gold-Plated in - and outputs
cassette compartment motor is controlled with a fixed arretierendem mechanism for the inserted cassette for the highest precision
Timer Preparation for recording / playback
CD Synchro-Recording with a Sony CD players possible
Sensor for remote control built-in (RM-J701)
aluminum front
SD-heads (Super Density = Permalloy)
band measuring 3 levels of test-tone generator: Bias, Level and equalization
- test tones: 15 kHz, 3 kHz, 400 Hz
headphone output, adjustable (6.3 mm Jack, gold-plated)

test tones: 15 kHz, 3 kHz, 400 Hz

previous model:
- TC-K 909 IT
successor model: None. With the TC-KA 6 ES, the high-quality ES series ends with the cassette decks.
The only cassette deck from Sony over 1000 DM in Germany, in the late 90s.
The Sony TC-KA 6 IT led the test best lists of the hifi magazine Stereoplay for a long time (1995-2000, see below)
The TC-KA 1 ES and TC-KA 2, released a year later, are re-labeled mid-range decks (TC-K 561 S and TC-KE 600 S) and were not in the program in Europe.
The device shares the user manual with the TC-KA 3 ES. The KA 3 was intended for the USA, Canada and other countries of the non-European market (see Bda, page 2), the differences of both decks, e.g. sound heads, are listed in the BDA, p.2.

TC-K 909 ES

Other models of the same series:
- TC-KA 1 ES
- TC-KA 2 ES
- TC-KA 3 ES
- TC-KA 5 ES
- TC-KA 6 ES
- TC- KA 7 ES

TC-KA 2 ES
TC-KA 3 ES
TC-KA 5 ES
TC-KA 6ES
TC-KA 7 ES

Picture: Sony TC-KA 6 ES

Picture: Sony TC-KA 6 ES

Excerpt from Brochure: Sony TC-KA 6 ES

Stereoplay 9/1995: Absolute top class IV (Only device of this class). Then 1997- July 1998: 20 points, top class, very good (only device of this class). As of 8/1998-2000 : 41 points, top class, very good, only device of this class. (Stereoplay had refined the rating system from 8/98 = doubled).
Stereo 8/1995: 2 stars, very good. 2nd place on the leaderboard (until 1997). "A smoother sound for a lifetime of recording. The cast drive is now back in top shape."

https://www.sony.de/electronics/support/audio-components-cassette-decks/tc-ka6es#manuals , Available January 20, 2018.
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