Vortexion WVA
Used by my deceased father who was very much into reel to reel and technology after leaving the army in the early 1950's. Not used for several years although I presume Keld Amps did some work as their stickers are on the face. Have a house full of hifi which I am also looking to sell Box (with lid) very heavy. Look forward to hearing from potential purchaser Thanks David
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Description
The Vortexion WVA incorporated the Wearite 3A deck and the WVB the
Wearite 3B. Power output was 4 watts into an internal 7 x 4 inch speaker.
From a 1958 magazine ad:
The Vortexion W.V.B. is a high quality monaural machine with “Before
and After” monitoring. The recording inputs are a high sensitivity socket
for moving coil or ribbon microphone and a high impedance socket for
radio, etc., either of which can be selected by a switch. Superimposing
and echo work can be done and the playback has reserve gain for abnormal
requirements. This model cannot be converted for stereo playback, but
it is a thoroughly reliable machine for the engineer specialising on
monaural work.
Speeds 1,
3¾ and 7½ ips Price: £115 10 0
Speeds 3¾, 7½ and 15 ips Price: £128 0 0
Additional Info
Speed stability: better than 0.5% / Rewind speed: less than 1 minute / Audio output power: 4 watts / Inputs: high sensitivity socket for moving coil or ribbon microphone high impedance socket for radio / Speaker(s): 15 ohm elliptical 7″ x 4″ permanent magnet / Dimensions: 8¼ x 16¼ x 22½” (210 x 413 x 572 mm) / Weight: 50 lbs (22.7 kg) / half-track mono