1968 Magnavox Reel To Reel Review!
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- Fully working, clean and ready to go! The 1968 Magnavox 4 Track Solid State tape recorder is a thing of beauty. Let’s review it, test it out and even talk a bit about tape speed and formulation.
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The one I have belonged to my dad. (rest his soul). This came standard in the large console Magnavox that my parents bought circa 1970. It contained a Micromatic turntable on one end, the AM/FM stereo receiver in the center, room for records, and the reel to reel on the opposite end. The wooden cabinet alone weighed several hundred pounds. Got mine working again after about 30 years of non operation.
One thing I don't know if you know this or not...the studio recorders don't have pressure pads but indeed the supply reel applies back pressure. By taking the reels off and activating the guide switch both reels turn in opposite directions. It actually does that in all modes. Pretty neat stuff.
Your Magnavox reel to reel reminds me a lot of my Panasonic RS-760s reel to reel also from 1968. The speed switch and control switch especially. Probably a re-badge.
yep
Made by Sony for Magnavox. The three styles of the 1968 Magnavox Imperial line incorporated this tape deck as an option. French, Contemporary, and Agean. These cabinets were about 6 feet long and weighed seemingly as much as a spinet piano!
that sounds very nice, i'm glad i bought the Penncrest
love reel to reels my rt-707 uses 3 motors it has no pressure pads below the heads the reel motors make the tension on my unit 1 motor on each reel and 1 capstan motor all 3 motosr are huge as well
It really sounds great.
This is neither Sanyo nor Magnavox (who never made their own recorders). It was made by Panasonic and is identical to the model sold under their brand.
Yes. Exactly.
Yup I noticed my Panasonic reel to reel looked sorta similar. That’s why!
I used replacement parts, mainly the idler wheels from a Panasonic RS-766US to repair my 1K0884RUN2. Most parts in the Panasonic are identical. I got great sound from both the Magnavox and Panasonic.
really good to see it in such perfect working condition..and for free,makes it even sweeter....was just wondering,and i apologise for this question,as i know full well that you cannot offer technical advice on your videos.,,,,,but...does this unit have any tendency to damage your vinyl ??? (Sorry,temptation was too great !!!).....
lol
It might be a single-motor tape deck, but it's a pretty stout motor. It spins that capstan up FAST. Most open reel machines I've used spin the capstan up the moment you turn on the machine (and the cooling fan is driven by that same motor).
If you ever come across a mono tape, you're going to run into one of the quirks of open-reel.
If you play a mono tape on a 4-track stereo machine like yours, you're going to hear two very different things from your speakers. The right speaker will be playing the right track normally, but the left speaker is going to be playing audio from the opposite side of the tape... BACKWARDS.
This is because for some reason, the standard for open-reel lays the tracks out in a fashion that interleaves with the tracks of the opposite direction. If we imagine the tape positioned vertically, the tracks would be laid out:
1R-2L-1L-2R.
That's the purpose of those track selector switches on your machine. They're for compatibility with mono tapes.
Unfortunately, this means prerecorded stereo tapes can NOT be played back on mono machines.
Cassette does not suffer from this problem, because its tracks are laid out differently: 1R-1L-2L-2R. Thus there is complete intercompatibility with stereo and mono players and tapes.
fascinating - thank you.....
True i have a teac an-60 which may hook up to mine later
I had one made by Voice of Music, my brother got it somewhere and gave it to me. In longer have it as I had no use for today. My first one a portable version I found at a sale in the 80's, not sure why we bought it.
i bought another like that it should arrive tomorrow
Can you record with this? I’d be buying one for playing a guitar through it
mine came today it looks immaculate
i have a Teac AN-60 Dolby unit that i may hook up to my penncrest when i get it working
i have a Penncrest that is very similar to that , i that one was made by Panasonic
Just to let you know. That isn't a Maganavox. Its a Panasonic reel to reel with a Maganavox label on it.
That's what I've heard.
i bought one exactly like that but one channel is bad , can you tell what i should look at electronically?
Try some electronic cleaner first
It may also just be dirty heads.
I told you the TH-cam copyright Nazis would get you for playing the steam train sound effect!!! They are absolutely insane!!!
Also-btw, London, the label that released the stereo sampler tape, was The Rolling Stones’ American label in the 60s before they started their own label, Rolling Stones records. In other words, they were the Stones’ Capitol records (the Beatles’ American label).
Panasonic/National made some of these machines and were re-branded.
The larger diameter tape on supply reel is easier to thread.
Doesn't have a headphone out, right?
it was made by Panasonic
it seems like the take-up reel is going the wrong way