Description
The Sony DTC-77ES was introduced in 1991
The DTC-77ES was one of Sony's top of the range DAT recorder featuring 4 heads and a 4-DD Motor Mechanical Deck System.
The DTC-77ES featured a copper plated chassis and two separate power supply transformers, one the audio and one for the digital circuitry..
The 4-Head drum provided off-tape confidence monitoring.
Known as the DTC-87ES in the U.S.
Technical Specifications
| Tape | Digital audio tape |
| Recording head | Rotary head |
| Recording time | Standard: 120 minutes Long-play mode: 240 minutes (with DT-120) |
| Tape speed | Standard: 8.15 mm/s Long-play mode: 4.075 mm/s |
| Drum rotation | Standard: 2,000 rpm Long-play mode: 1,000 rpm |
| Error correction | Double-Read Solomon code |
| Track pitch | 13.6 µm (20.4 µm) |
| Sampling frequency | 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz |
| Modulation system | 8-10 Modulation |
| Transfer rate | 2.46 Mbit/sec |
| Number of channels | 2 channels, stereo |
| D/A conversion (Quantization) | Standard: 16-bit linear Long-play mode: 12-bit non-linear |
| Frequency response | Standard: 2-22,000 Hz (±0.5 dB) Long-play mode: 2-14,500 Hz (±0.5 dB) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | Standard: more than 94 dB Long-play mode: more than 93 dB |
| Dynamic range | Standard: more than 94 dB Long-play mode: more than 93 dB |
| Total harmonic distortion | Standard: less than 0.004% (1 kHz) Long-play mode: less than 0.08% (1 kHz) |
| Wow and flutter | Below measurable limit (±0.001% W. PEAK) |
Transport Mechanism
| Tape Transport Mechanism Type: | DATM-51 |
| Model Using Similar Transport: | PCM-2700 |
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