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FS VIKING 88 Tube Type Reel to Reel Stereo Tape Deck Restored Mint
VIKING 88 REEL TO REEL TAPE DECK RECORDER TUBE AUDIO
This is a classic vintage Viking 88 tube tape deck. This is one of the finest consumer tube tape decks made in the USA. The signal chain is all 12AX7 triodes. This deck delivers that vintage tape / tube sound. This is a 2 motor machine. There is a separate motor to drive the capstan and the take up reel. This helps maintain a constant speed as the take up reel fills. Cheaper designs that use a single motor suffer from speed variations as the take up reel fills and changes the load on the capstan motor. The capstan motor also drives the rewind function but the capstan speed is not important during rewind. This is a 3 head machine. There is a separate erase, record and play head. The design of the heads, especially the head gap, has been optimized for each function. The record head is a P-B2Q4R 500 micron gap head. The play head is a P-B2Q7F 50 micro gap head. The use of a separate play and record head also allows you to actually play back at the same time as you record to monitor or verify that the recording is being made correctly. This machine features record bias adjustments on the rear. You can adjust the record bias to be optimum for each type of tape that you use. This machine features a low distortion push pull bias oscillator which is important for low noise and distortion recording. This machine features two high quality VU meters that have the correct ballistics of a VU meter. These are all features commonly found on professional audio tape recorders. This machine operates at 7 1/2 and 3 3/4 ips. Thr machine accepts 7" reels. The heads are configured for the 1/4 track stereo format. This is the common format used in consumer machines. The machine can also be switched to play 1/2 track stereo format tapes. This unit has been refurbished and works like new. I am an electronics engineer and I will guarantee that this unit is working like new. This machine comes with a 30 day guarantee after you receive it. If you have a problem, I will repair it or refund your money if I can't. I can give you this guarantee because I have the test equipment and knowledge to repair this machine myself. The unit has been tested and aligned and is working perfectly in all respects. The record and play heads are new. The pressure pad is new. The capstan motor and pressure roller have been replaced. The drive belt and tape counter belt are new. I have gone through the electronics and replaced any capacitors that were out of spec. The 12AX7s in the signal chain are Mullard tubes. I have cleaned all the controls and switches. Anyone who knows tape machines knows that the tape heads are the key component. The record and play heads have been replaced and are new old stock Nortronics heads. The new Nortronics heads were obtained from Joe Dundovic at http://www.magneticheadcompany.com/ A photocopy of the Operation and Service Manual is included. Two brackets for mounting the machine in a wood cabinet are also included. Feel fee to ask any questions. traslate my email: mkolber "at" motorola "dot" com |
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How much $$$ ??
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jukeboxdenny wrote: How much $$$ ?? I'm asking $180 plus shipping. thanks Mark |
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The Viking 88 Has arcane delco transistors as the first stage of its
amp for the playback head followed by the 12ax7's. The Viking 86 however is all tube, except for power supply recitfiers. My 86 is a very good machine I prefer it to my Teac x-3 or any of my Akai's . Mark wrote: VIKING 88 REEL TO REEL TAPE DECK RECORDER TUBE AUDIO This is a classic vintage Viking 88 tube tape deck. This is one of the finest consumer tube tape decks made in the USA. The signal chain is all 12AX7 triodes. This deck delivers that vintage tape / tube sound. This is a 2 motor machine. There is a separate motor to drive the capstan and the take up reel. This helps maintain a constant speed as the take up reel fills. Cheaper designs that use a single motor suffer from speed variations as the take up reel fills and changes the load on the capstan motor. The capstan motor also drives the rewind function but the capstan speed is not important during rewind. This is a 3 head machine. There is a separate erase, record and play head. The design of the heads, especially the head gap, has been optimized for each function. The record head is a P-B2Q4R 500 micron gap head. The play head is a P-B2Q7F 50 micro gap head. The use of a separate play and record head also allows you to actually play back at the same time as you record to monitor or verify that the recording is being made correctly. This machine features record bias adjustments on the rear. You can adjust the record bias to be optimum for each type of tape that you use. This machine features a low distortion push pull bias oscillator which is important for low noise and distortion recording. This machine features two high quality VU meters that have the correct ballistics of a VU meter. These are all features commonly found on professional audio tape recorders. This machine operates at 7 1/2 and 3 3/4 ips. Thr machine accepts 7" reels. The heads are configured for the 1/4 track stereo format. This is the common format used in consumer machines. The machine can also be switched to play 1/2 track stereo format tapes. This unit has been refurbished and works like new. I am an electronics engineer and I will guarantee that this unit is working like new. This machine comes with a 30 day guarantee after you receive it. If you have a problem, I will repair it or refund your money if I can't. I can give you this guarantee because I have the test equipment and knowledge to repair this machine myself. The unit has been tested and aligned and is working perfectly in all respects. The record and play heads are new. The pressure pad is new. The capstan motor and pressure roller have been replaced. The drive belt and tape counter belt are new. I have gone through the electronics and replaced any capacitors that were out of spec. The 12AX7s in the signal chain are Mullard tubes. I have cleaned all the controls and switches. Anyone who knows tape machines knows that the tape heads are the key component. The record and play heads have been replaced and are new old stock Nortronics heads. The new Nortronics heads were obtained from Joe Dundovic at http://www.magneticheadcompany.com/ A photocopy of the Operation and Service Manual is included. Two brackets for mounting the machine in a wood cabinet are also included. Feel fee to ask any questions. traslate my email: mkolber "at" motorola "dot" com |
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