Technical Details
Brand: Daystrom
Model:Crestwood 404
Category:Vintage
Application:Consumer
Electronics:Tube
Equalization:NAB
Country of Manufacture:USA
Release dates:1954 - 1956
Original Price: $229.50
Tracks:1/2 Rec/PB
Speeds: 3 3/4, 7 1/2
Max Reel Size("): 7"
Head Composition: Permalloy
Head Configuration: Mono - Half-Track
Voltage(s): 110-120v
Outputs: 1/4" Headphone
Wow and Flutter:.3% @ 7.5ips
Sound quality rating:4 / 10
Long-term reliability rating: 6/ 10
Weight: 28 Lbs.
Additional Details
Description
The Daystrom Crestwood 404 was a fairly full-featured tape recorder for its day with separate record / playback volume, selector switch which offered microphone , radio, phono plus a Tone control and headphone jack.
The relatively common magic eye offered record level visuals, the predecessor to a VU meter.
The Crestwood Tape recorders look similar to an Australian brand, Pyrox which were licensed from the Armour research foundation in the US. However they were made in the US by Daystrom. They also made a more expensive model, the Crestwood concerto 360 which were sold for $299.50
Additional Info
The 404 uses seven vacuum tubes – 12AX7 x 2, 12AU7 x 2, 6E5, 6X5GT and 5879
A 10W Amplifier and Speaker were optional for an extra $100