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Viking 88 'Stereo Compact'

Viking

USA

Viking 88 'Stereo Compact'

Tape Deck Details

Number of Motors

3

Number of Heads

3

Head Configuration

Stereo

Wow & Flutter

0.2% RMS

Signal-to-Noise [dB]

-50

Dimensions [mm]

Weight [kg]

4.54 (deck)

Year built

1965

Head Composition

Permalloy

Equalization

Frequency Response

30 Hz - 14 kHz (at 7.5 ips)

Speed

3¾, 7½

Max Reel [inch]

7

Tracks

1/4 Rec/PB

Price

User

Consumer

Additional Information

Tube-based half/quarter-track stereo or mono deck using three Nortronics heads, a hysteresis-synchronous capstan motor plus two induction reel motors. Viking marketed it as an evolution of a design largely unchanged since the 1956 model 77, adding a pause control, improved autostop, a pilot light and a push-button tape counter.
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