Teac A-3440
Teac A-3440 semi-professional reel-to reel 1/4” tape recorder. Synchronous record/playback for multi-track live recording studios. Good condition. Included accessories: three 10.5” Maxell tapes, remote control & cable, two NAB 10.5” reel hub adaptors, two Teac RE-1002 10.5” metal reels, 3” and 7” plastic reels, cleaning kit, splicing block above heads, Owner’s manuals, purchase and service receipts, soft plastic cover. - Last service July 19, 2023 by Adrian Pro-Audio, Canoga Park, CA * Re-lapped and aligned record and playback heads * Cleaned switches and pots * Tested inputs/outputs; working per specs * Calibrated per manufacturer specs * Biased for Maxell XLI tape/RTM LPR 35 See Reverb.com Ad for more details. Video link: https://vimeo.com/851830333/64553de5ff
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Description
The Teac A-3440 was the first multitrack tape deck aimed at the consumer market. A direct descendant of the renowned A-3340S, a machine that had been targeted for the quadraphonic market which had not flourished. The A-3440 had some new features as well as improved specifications. The former record Mode, Sync and Monitor switches were now rearranged into two groups, Function and Output select, effectively reducing the number of switching operations required to set up record and sync channel arrangements. A newly employed highly stable CD servo-controlled capstan motor reduced wow and flutter to 0.04% at 15 ips and 0.06% at 7½ ips – a third of the A-3340S.
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±5% pitch control
Manual cue lever
Selective headphone feed (any one or combination of tracks could be sent to the headphones)
Independent mic/line input selectors with -20dB selectable mic padding
DBX – 4 RCA Inputs & Outputs on back panel for Encoding & Decoding with an outboard DBX processor (you could use a Dolby one if you wanted)
Remote control capability (wired)
Rewind speed: 140 seconds for 1800ft
Stereo channel separation: 45 dB at 1kHz
Harmonic distortion: 0.8% at normal operating level
Inputs: 4 microphones: 0.25 mV (-72 dB) / 600 ohms 4 line: 60 mV / 50 k ohms
Outputs: 4 line: 0.3V into 10 k ohms or more one stereo headphone: 8 ohms /
Dimensions: 17½ x 20½ x 9¼ ” (445 x 523 x 235mm)
Weight: 55lbs (25kg)