J.J. Garcia – Sb's corner

Project: Sony TC-377 (V)

Record / Playback Test #1 15/10/2018

ATR Magnetics – Master Tape – 7 1/2 IPS (Side A) & 3 3/4 IPS (Side B)
Stello DA-100 & Bel canto USB Link 24/96 USB-S/PDIF
Ultraviolet 7 USB 2.0 Audio cable
Van Den Hul D-102 III Interconnect (DAC-Pre-Amp)
DAC Line-Out Max (TRK 4 0dB Calibrated).
OpenELEC (official) Version: 8.0.4 / Celeron(R) CPU J1900 @ 1.99GHz
Mogami 2964/Amphenol ACPR Line-Out / Record to TC-377
Denon PRA-QS10 Preamp (EQ Bypass)
Laptop Mic Input – No Boost 100% Line Input – Mono 32/96Khz
Audacity

Tres Palabras

“As far as I’m concerned, I think Coleman Hawkins was the President first, right? As far as myself, I think I’m the second one.”[2]

Project: Sony TC-377 (IV)

Calibration Test #1 October 12th 2018

Unit Sony TC-377 (Serial S/N 70621)

Gennlab Standard Alignement (Calibration) Tape

8 min 13″ == 354 counter 7 1/2 Ips
1/4″ Reel to Reel
SONY J-19-F1 equivalent
8 Mins side tape, 7 1/2 ips

Recording from tape (DA)

Analog (mic) input (44.1 KHz / 32 )
No Mic Boost,
100% input level,
1 channel (mono)
TC-377 Line out @ 8/9
Audacity 2.1.3

Test Patterns:

10 Khz / -10 dB (Azimut set)
400 Hz / 0 dB (Reference Fluxivity level of 185 nWb/m / Output Level
400 Hz / -10 dB (Frequency Response Level)
10 KHz / -10 dB (Frequency Response Set)
7 KHz / -10 dB (Frequency Response Set)
80 Hz / -10 dB (Frequency Response Set)
40 Hz / -10 dB (Frequency Response Set)

Project: Sony TC-377 (III)

Just waiting now for the Dynomometer Spring Scale to adjust the brakes/speed with the new felt pads. Heads are ok and coils are already fine 20/20Khz. Unit rocks, still!

U made an excellent work guys.

Monkey is happy, again.

Just step away and let the world spin

I’m trying to bring back to life an old Sony TC-377 S/N 70621 from the late 70’s, most probably I’ll spend more money than the one I’ve spent in the unit itself, time, effort, maybe it’s a non-sense but I try to think that non-sense it’s what’s life about, maybe I’m wrong, maybe not 😉

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