Description: Otari was one of the last brands to manufacturer a new tape deck. Founded by Former Teac Engineer, Masayuki Hosoda in 1964, his company produced some of the best tape decks ever made. It may sound funny but Otari is widely considered by industry professionals as the Toyota Tacoma of tape decks! The reason why is that they learned the hard lessons from Studer/Teac/Tascam etc and as a result built one of the best tape decks out there. Also, because of this, the availability of parts is much more widely available; not to mention the serviceability of this deck is much better than say a Technics. One of our favorite decks! *Key point. We love this deck for the new or experienced listener... why? Because it has the versatility to playback both 1/2 and 1.4 track tapes. This way you don't loose out if you have a 1/4 tape collection. Not to mention, it is also one of the, if not the most, user friendly tape decks out there. Summary of Restoration work... 1 year warranty provided (on non-customer related issues, RRH reserves the right to inspect and determine.) *Please see real time frequency response plot video. Disassembled, lubed capstan motor, glued stator position sensing coilsReflowed cold solder joints on capstan servo PCB & audio board Cleaned all controlsRepaired area of control PCB with corrosion damage from degrading foamInstalled relapped head assembly; relap by JRF Magnetic SciencesInstalled athan corp pinch roller & Set pressure to 6lbsRe-surfaced capstanRotated static guides and liftersStraightened and aligned tension armsSet reel table heightSet capstan motor speed @ all 3 speedsRepaired sticking VU meterReplaced all four VU meter bulbsAligned all 3 speeds repro, set for 15 & 7.5 ips recordAligned repro (MID flux 250nWb/m NAB EQ 15, 7.5, 3.75 IPS)Aligned record at 15, 7.5 IPS with RTM - SM911 tape 3dB over bias @ 10K 15 IPS.15 IPS LF comp set at 50hzCosmetic restoration performed - new wood sides, lettering to original Otari specs. Dim's for shelf consideration68 Lbs(H) 27 (D) 12 (W) 17 - inches
Price: 6500 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-10-11T14:54:58.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Otari
Type: Tape Recorder
Model: Otari MX 5050 BII2
