Model:A 807 Category:Super High Fidelity Application:Consumer Electronics:Solid State Equalization:NAB , IEC Country Of Manufacture:Switzerland Release Dates:1981 - 1995 Original Price: $12500 Digitec Schlumberger F 500 Tracks:1/2 Rec/PB Preco F500 Stereo Professional Reel to Reel RecorderI acquired this Preco F500 Professional Broadcast Reel recorder from the BBC Bush House auction and although the machine is in full working order am selling due to space limitations as I have a growing number of new reel machines and unfortunately something has to go - I have no more space! Selling in hope that a reel enthousiast out there can make use of it.There isn't a lot of information out there about these machines, which makes them quite rare and valuable - on top of them being broadcast quality and very sturdy.These were manufactured in the early to mid 80s as a replacement for Studers for the BBC and other broadcasting houses. These machines crop up rarely in Europe and the UK. It seems sometimes they are re-badged as either Preco, Schlumberger or Digitec, They are all F500's and essentially the same machines.........These are fine machines, transport and sound feels like a Telefunken M20. Never had any maintenance issues, they keep the alignment rock solid. There´s a tech here in Germany who stocks spares, look here: www.es-studiotechnik.de He´s a former Telefunken Tapemachine-plant engineer who knows everything about tapedecks. Speeds: 7 1/2, 15, 30 Max Reel SiSchlumberger Digitech SA F500 reel-to-reel tape recorder, with Diana Krall's tape next to it. High End Show 2015 in Munich. From the late XIX century, when we started to manipulate the most basic elements of the universe, starting with electrons, human life has been changing rapidly. One of the indicators of how quick these changes are is the fact that just a hundred years ago – even before Marconi introduced his telegraph and Edison his phonograph – the only way to listen to the music was to listen to live performance. Today live music is just a friction of a per cent of music that we listen to. All the rest is reproduced or broadcast with electronic devices together with billions of words and images everyday. Dimension:500 X 483 X 245 Mm Head Composition: Permalloy Head Configuration: Stereo - Stacked # Motors: 3 Voltage(S): 100v Japan, 110-120v, 220-240v Outputs: XLR, XLR Balanced, RCA Frequency Response:30-16 Khz @ 7.5 Ips 30-20 Khz @ 15ips 40-22 Khz @ 30ips +-3dB 1/2" Tape Wow And Flutter:.07, .05, .05 (7.5, 15, 30ips) 1/2" Tape Signal-To-Noise Ratio:63, 65, 67 DB (7.5,15,30ips) 1/2" Tape Sound Quality Rating:9 / 10 Long-Term Reliability Rating:9/ 10 Weight:72.5 Lbs. - 33 Kg. Brand: Model:A 807 Category:Super High Fidelity Application:Consumer Electronics:Solid State Equalization:NAB , IEC Country Of Manufacture:Switzerland Release Dates:1981 - 1995 Original Price: $12500 Tracks:1/2 Rec/PB Speeds: 7 1/2, 15, 30 Max Reel Size("): 10.5" Number Of Heads: 3 Dimension:500 X 483 X 245 Mm Head Composition: Permalloy Head Configuration: Stereo - Stacked # Motors: 3 Voltage(S): 100v Japan, 110-120v, 220-240v Outputs: XLR, XLR Balanced, RCA Frequency Response:30-16 Khz @ 7.5 Ips 30-20 Khz @ 15ips 40-22 Khz @ 30ips +-3dB 1/2" Tape Wow And Flutter:.07, .05, .05 (7.5, 15, 30ips) 1/2" Tape Signal-To-Noise Ratio:63, 65, 67 DB (7.5,15,30ips) 1/2" Tape Sound Quality Rating:9 / 10 Long-Term Reliability Rating:9/ 10 Weight:72.5 Lbs. - 33 Kg. | |