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How about some open reel innards. At least Ken may appreciate it…
Otari MX-5050 BIII-2 (1/4" tape two track pro deck), 1995 manufacture date. Otari Electric Co., Ltd. was founded in 1965 by Masayuki Hosoda, a former TEAC engineer. Three speeds, 3.75, 7.5 or 15ips. Set to default 7.5/15ips. Easy to bias for different tape formulations with built in 1kHz and 10kHz oscillators and front panel bias adjustments. Custom wood sides and footers added. Also available with optional rack/stand mounts.
Switches on rear for two output levels, IEC or NAB equalization and three reference flux settings, 185, 250 or 320 nWb/m. 320 would be used for hot mastering levels with high-output, low-distortion modern tape formulations. Rear cover removed.
Easy access design for service/repair with hinged panels, captured screws. Nichicon caps.
Three motor with direct drive capstan.
No skimping on electronics. Nichicon caps used throughout including Fine Gold.
Easy to remove (three screws) plug in head block. The jumpers/holes in PCB at right were for an optional 2/4 track switch with 4 track head installed so the 2 track deck could play (but not record) a 4-track tape.
The BIII model offerings. Some were console designs. A BQIII would be a 1/4" tape four track deck.
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Very cool. Thank You
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The Otaris are nice workhorse decks.
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Adjusting the bias on my recently picked up 535ii. Nick-named by some as "the little sledgehammer" and I tend to agree. It's not the smoothest amp, but it is very dynamic and fun to rock out with.
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Could that be said for all Adcom amps? I have a 555 (MkI?) in storage, and remember it sounding kind of like a muscle car kind of amp. It's a great intro amp, and perfectly suitable for Polk SDA speakers needing a common ground connection.
I also have a GTP-500 preamp/tuner to go with the power amp, and this combo really deserves to be used in a good home."This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon -
Looks similar to my my CTC BBQ, also by John CurlCTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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Looks similar to my my CTC BBQ, also by John Curl
John Curl had stuff to do with Adcom? I thought he was the Parasound guru.
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