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Roberts 1740X
Roberts
USA
Tape Deck Details
Number of Motors
Number of Heads
Head Configuration
Wow & Flutter
Signal-to-Noise [dB]
Dimensions [mm]
Weight [kg]
Year built
Head Composition
Equalization
Frequency Response
Speed
Max Reel [inch]
Tracks
1/4
Price
User
Consumer
Additional Information
American 'Roberts'-branded reel-to-reel - Roberts machines were built for the US market by Akai of Japan and cross-badged. In Roberts/Akai nomenclature the 'X' suffix denotes a cross-field-head model, and the 1740X is a solid-state (transistor) deck of the later 1960s.
Configuration: a cross-field-head, solid-state Roberts/Akai open-reel machine sharing Akai transport and electronics.
Note: figures specific to the 1740X were not reliably confirmed, so exact speeds/track format are left unstated rather than assumed.
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