[Vintage-Audio] Re Revox Mystery

Thu Sep 25 11:52:00 2003

Mike,

Right on the comments.  I do know that some decks in that timeframe
would have two playback heads, one for two track and the other was
a real four track head (actually two heads in the four track stereo
play configuration).  

Sheldon

Mike Clarson wrote:
> 
> 1/4 track (4 track) was available on the B77. I am sure there were
> aftermarket modifications also but have no firsthand knowledge. Also, do not
> know if the only change was the heads. Many machines (not necessarily Revox)
> that were 2 track were upgraded to 4 track playback so tapes by others could
> be played back.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Re Revox Mystery
> 
> Is there any possibility the B-77 was available with both
> 4 track and 2 track playback heads?  There were several
> tape desks that had the capability of switching between
> a real two track head assembly and a four track head assembly.
> Don't know if the Revox B-77 was one that would do that.
> 
> Sheldon
> 
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