Technical Details
Brand: Magnecord
Model:1024
Category:Mid High Fidelity
Application:Consumer
Electronics:Solid State
Equalization:NAB
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
Frequency Response:35-15,000 @ 7.5 ips
Wow and Flutter:.1%
Signal-to-Noise Ratio:50dB
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 a serious tape recorder back in the early days as the company’s finest moments occurred in the 1950s – early 60’s and this machine represented the last hurrah before they sold out.
Not many of them show up for sale but definitely worth taking on as a restoration project, if you find one. And chances are you will prefer the playback sound to a high-end Japanese machine.
Additional Info
A relatively easy machine to service with Plug-in circuit boards
2 x playback
2 x record
1 x bias oscillator
Some 1024’s were sold with an optional 4th head to do half track playback