You are bidding on a  Tascam 238 Syncaset 8 Track 8 channel 3-3/4ips multitrack Recorder with DBX Tested and calibrated to original specifications.   Will be fully serviced before ship it to you.

The Tascam 238 is an 8 track 8 channel cassette recorder that operates at 3.75 ips double speed of 1-7/8 ips onto a standard cassette. Noise reduction dbx Type II can be engaged on the rear panel across tracks 1-4 and 5-8 separately, In addition, you can remove the noise reduction solely from track 8 for recording a sync code. there is a pitch/speed wheel that allows for plus or minus 15% change, the transport is digital controlled to allow automated punch-ins between the memory points that can be set, and the drive system is direct, meaning no capstan belt will ever have to be changed. this machine can record across all 8 track simultaneously. For time code purposes, the noise reduction can be disengaged on track 8 separately, via a switch on the back on the recorder.

Specifications

Type: 2-head, single compact cassette deck

Track System: 8-track, 8-channel

Tape Speed: 9.5 cm/s

Heads: 1 x record/playback, 1 x erase

Motor: 1 x reel, 1 x capstan, 1 x aux

Tape Type: CrO2

Noise Reduction: DBX

Frequency Response: 30Hz to 16kHz  (Cr02 tape)

Signal to Noise Ratio: 90dB  (DBX)

Wow and Flutter: 0.04%

Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.8%

Input: 300mV (line)

Output: 0.3V (line)

Dimensions: 482 x 149 x 345mm

Weight: 9.5kg

Year: 1988