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Tesla Sonet (Wood Cutter)
Tesla
Czechoslovakia
Tape Deck Details
Number of Motors
1
Number of Heads
Head Configuration
Stacked/Inline
Wow & Flutter
Signal-to-Noise [dB]
Dimensions [mm]
349 x 191 x 286
Weight [kg]
12
Year built
1958
Head Composition
Equalization
Frequency Response
Speed
3¾
Max Reel [inch]
5
Tracks
1/2 Rec/PB
Price
User
Consumer
Additional Information
Tesla's first mass-produced domestic reel-to-reel recorder, a basic single-speed half-track mono machine built around an extremely robust, simple transport mechanism nicknamed the 'wood-cutter's recorder' in Germany for its ruggedness. Features included a magic-eye recording level indicator and a headphone socket, with a small internal speaker and modest 1.5-watt output amplifier.
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