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Garrard Bichette Magazine Deck

Garrard

UK

Garrard Bichette Magazine Deck

Tape Deck Details

Number of Motors

Number of Heads

Head Configuration

Half-track mono

Wow & Flutter

Signal-to-Noise [dB]

Dimensions [mm]

311 x 203 x 83

Weight [kg]

Year built

1959

Head Composition

Equalization

Frequency Response

Speed

Max Reel [inch]

Tracks

Price

User

Consumer

Additional Information

Garrard's first tape deck, a novel magazine-cartridge-based mechanism (pre-dating the Philips compact cassette by several years) that also accepted standard 4-inch reels. The cartridge held two conventional 4-inch spools and simply dropped into place, controls limited to a Record/Off/Playback switch and a fast-wind switch.
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