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Truvox R1
Truvox
UK
Tape Deck Details
Number of Motors
Number of Heads
2
Head Configuration
Stacked/Inline
Wow & Flutter
0.25% at 7½ ips
Signal-to-Noise [dB]
better than 45
Dimensions [mm]
444.5 x 292 x 368.5
Weight [kg]
16.8
Year built
1957
Head Composition
Permalloy
Equalization
Frequency Response
50Hz - 12kHz
Speed
3¾, 7½
Max Reel [inch]
7
Tracks
1/2 Rec/PB
Price
User
Consumer
Additional Information
Early British domestic reel-to-reel recorder built around the Truvox Mk IV tape deck, housed in a plywood cabinet. Valve (tube) electronics with an EF86 preamp stage feeding a push-pull EL84 output stage, driving a built-in 10x6 inch Rola Celestion loudspeaker. Half-track mono recording at two speeds with a simple two-speed capstan arrangement, external radio and crystal microphone inputs, and connections for an external amplifier or speaker.
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