Sony TC-765 Stereo Reel To Reel Recorder Tape Deck, Estate sale find

Description

Sony TC-765 Stereo Reel To Reel Recorder Tape Deck, Estate sale find.  Great Shape, powers up and motor works and dual capstans move.  No other tests were preformed.
Being a complex unit with high cost of shipping it is sold as-is without warranty or returns.
The Sony TC-765 was a 3 head, quarter-track, consumer version of the semi-professional half-track
TC 766-2
and as such, did not have the higher speed of 15 ips. The TC 765 runs at 3¾ & 7½ ips  powered by an AC servo controlled motor in a closed-loop dual-capstan drive.
Features included:
three heads,
three motors,
logic control,
and an optional RM-30 remote control.
Switching was provided for selecting low, medium and high bias, and different tape types, normal, special, FeCr etc.
Year
1978
Price when new
,000
Track system
Quarter-track stereo
Heads
(3) – erase, record and playback
Motors
3 motor, belt driven system
Maximum Reel Size
10½ ”
Tape Speeds
3¾ & 7½ ips
Frequency Response
(3dB)
7½ ips: 30Hz – 25khz
3¾ ips: 30Hz – 18khz
Wow & Flutter
0.04% at 7½ ips, 0.08% at 3¾ ips
Rewind speed
150 seconds (1200′ tape)
Signal to noise ratio
58 dB – SLH tape, 61 dB FeCr tape (both at 7½ ips)
Harmonic Distortion
0.5% at 15 ips (FeCr tape)
Bias frequency
160kHz
Inputs line
: 60mV, 100k Ohms; microphone: 0.2mV, low
Outputs line
: 0.435V with control at detent, 0.775V
Headphones: 35mV, 8 Ohms nominal
Dimensions
20½ x 17½ x 9¼ ” (521 x 444.5 x 234.9 mm)
Weight
60 lbs (26.6kg) quarter-track stereo