Compact Professional Tape Deck MX5500
Otari Electric Co., Ltd.; Tokyo
- Country
- Japan
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Otari Electric Co., Ltd.; Tokyo
- Year
- 1975 ??
- Category
- Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 257102
- Number of Transistors
- Semiconductors present.
- Semiconductors
- Main principle
- Audio-Amplification
- Wave bands
- - without
- Details
- Tape Recorder
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 220 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- - For headphones or amp.
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Compact Professional Tape Deck MX5500 - Otari Electric Co., Ltd.;
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 480 x 415 x 245 mm / 18.9 x 16.3 x 9.6 inch
- Notes
-
Tape recorder MX5500, classified by Otari as a Compact Professional unit. It uses magnetic tape with ¼" width and accepts reels of 7" of diameter; provides two tape speeds: 3 3/4 ips and 7.5 ips. It is well built, robust, with three motors, and some facilities as echo, sound on sound, adjustable bias, etc. It is a heavy recorder that weighs about 22 kg, enclosed in a robust box made in wood aluminum and inox steel. Tape recorder controller is made with relays and a remote control socket is available.
MX5500 uses transistors and integrated circuits.
This machine seems to be a low cost version of the MX55 Otari series, but seems that Otari sold very few units.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 22 kg / 48 lb 7.3 oz (48.458 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 80.00 PTE
- Author
- Model page created by Moisés Piedade. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 22 models, 15 with images and 0 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Otari Electric Co., Ltd.; Tokyo
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