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Viking 88 'Stereo Compact'
Viking
USA
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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