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Lafayette RK870
Lafayette
USA
Tape Deck Details
Number of Motors
1
Number of Heads
3
Head Configuration
Stereo
Wow & Flutter
less than 0.2% at 7½ ips
Signal-to-Noise [dB]
better than 50dB
Dimensions [mm]
317 x 298 x 152
Weight [kg]
8.2
Year built
1969-1972
Head Composition
Permalloy
Equalization
Frequency Response
7½ ips: 40Hz - 18kHz
Speed
1⅞, 3¾, 7½
Max Reel [inch]
7
Tracks
1/4 Rec/PB+1/2PB
Price
User
Consumer
Additional Information
Quarter-track stereo tape deck with separate record and playback heads, auto equalisation on three speeds, aluminium die-cast transport chassis with a single 4-pole induction motor. Features: silicon modular solid-state record/playback preamplifiers, sound-with-sound, sound_on_sound, inching, vertical or horizontal operation, 3-digit tape counter.
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