Technical Details
Brand: Magnecord
Model:1024
Category:Super High Fidelity
Application:Consumer
Electronic:Solid State
Country of Manufacture:USA
Tracks:1/4 Rec/PB+1/2PB
Speeds: 7 1/2
Max Reel Size("): 10.5"
Number of heads: 4
Head Composition: Permalloy
Head Configuration: Stereo
# Motors: 3
Auto Reverse?:No
Voltage(s): 110-120v
Outputs: RCA
Sound quality rating:7 / 10
Long-term reliability rating: 8/ 10
Additional Details
Description
Here’s a real sleeper, meaning that it hasn’t been discovered yet. Originally selling for $900 in 1963, this was a pretty high-end contender for its day. If you look at the specifications you may not be particularly impressed. But there’s something else going on with these machines and much like the high-end machines from the late 50s and early 60s, these when restored correctly will give some of the top consumer machines from the late 70s early 80s a good old run for the money and they sure look sweet once you get used to the retro style.
Magnecord , for all intents and purposes was the most serious tape recorder available back in the earliest days and the company’s finest moments occurred in the 50s and this machine represented the last hurrah before they sold out.
Not many of them show up for sale but they are not as rare as some of the higher end late 50s machines that have already become recognized.
Additional Info
A relatively easy machine to service with Plug-in circuit boards
2 x playback
2 x record
1 x bias oscillator
Many of these 1024’s were sold with an optional 4th head to do half track playback