Sony’s MDP-800 player stands at the top of the company’s combination CD/laserdisc player lineup. As a deluxe model, it provides a very complete array of convenience functions, and...
Although servo-controlled tone arms are i a virtual necessity in radial-tracking systems, they have not, until fairly recently, been used in more conventional record players. A couple...
Recently we have seen a trend toward integration of audio components and computers, especially in complex products such as audio/video (A/V) receivers and signal-processing accessories...
In general, audio products claimed to be “digital” use conventional analog designs whose characteristics make them suitable for use with digital sound sources such as compact discs....
Sony’s TA-F555ES integrated amplifier features what its manufacturer callsan “Audio Current Transfer” system (ACT). A front-panel inscription further identifies ACT as “a current...
The Sony Model TC-FX6C is a front-loading, two-head, two-motor cassette deck and the first generally available recorder to include, in addition to the usual Dolby-B circuits, the recently...
The Sony TC-K555 is a three-head, dualcapstan cassette deck with Dolby-B and Dolby-C noise-reduction systems, an elapsed-time tape counter, and solenoid-operated transport functions....