Excellent sounding and recording high end 3-head cassettedeck. Including AMS search, bias calibration etc etc. Manufacturer: Sony Bias control Rear band control, monitor switch Headphone control All belts are new! Pinchroller is new. Front is very nice. Speed set okay. Azimuth is correct Heads polished and demagnetized Carefully insured shipped Pictures are part of the description Manufacturer: Sony Model: TC-KE 600 S Type: Single cassette deck Year of manufacture: 1996-1999 Made in: Japan Color: black Remote control: optional (sensor built-in) Power consumption: 21 W Dimensions: 430 mm × 120 mm × 310 mm (W × H × D) Weight: 4.6 kg Original price approx.: 600 DM Connections Number of inputs: 1 Line: Cinch Number of outputs: 1 Line: Cinch Headphone output 6.3 mm, not adjustable Technical data Recording system: 4 tracks, 2 channels (stereo) Pre-magnetization: alternating current 3 motors (1 servo motor, 2 motors for the drive) 3 sound heads Synchronisation fluctuations: ±0.065 % W. peak (IEC); 0.045 % W. RMS (NAB); ±0.12 % W. peak (DIN) Band types: Types I, II, IV Noise Reduction: Dolby System: B, C, S, Dolby HX Pro, Frequency response: Normal: 15-17,000Hz, at ±3 dB. Chrome: 15-18,000Hz, at ±3 dB Metal: 15-21,000Hz, at ±3 dB Metal - Recording: 15-16,000 Hz Distortion: 1.5 % (for Type IV Metal, 250 nWb/m 315 Hz, 3rd harmonic) Signal-to-noise ratio: 57 dB (Normal), 59 dB (Chrome), 61 dB (Metal), Improvement of the signal-to-noise ratio by the Dolby system (reference values) Dolby B switched on: 5 dB at 1 kHz, 10 dB at 5 kHz Dolby C switched on: 15 dB at 500 Hz, 20 dB at 1 kHz Dolby S switched on: 10 dB at 100 Hz, 24 dB at 1 kHz Title search: yes Auto Reverse: no MPX filter: yes, switchable for each Dolby system Fader: no Pitch control: no CD synchro recording: no Special features 3 audio heads Rear tape control (monitor circuit) Dolby S semi-automatic tape calibration with test tone calibration for BIAS and Level illuminated cassette compartment for tape control electronic real-time counter memory circuit title search AMS fast rewind option (2 speeds), display can be switched off with remote control RM-J 701, remote control was optional to buy RM-J 701, RM-J902 and RM-J903 also work. Remarks The drive identical in construction Sony TC-K 661 S. no timer pre-installation (different from TC-K611 and 615). second largest Sony deck after the KA 6 ES from 1996-1998