Member Summary

Sound Rating: 5 / 10 # Owners: 2
Relaibility Rating: 5 / 10 Views: 193 # Reviews: 1

Member Actions

Improve This Post

Get Started


In order to use this feature, you need register and become a member.

Already a member? Login

Technical Details

Brand: Pyrox

Model:Magictape ST1

Category:Vintage

Application:Consumer

Electronics:Tube

Equalization:IEC

Country of Manufacture:Australia

Release dates:1953 - 1956

Tracks:1/2 Rec/PB

Speeds: 7 1/2

Max Reel Size("): 7"

Number of heads: 2

Head Composition: Permalloy

Head Configuration: full-track-mono

Auto Reverse?:No

Voltage(s): 220-240v

Frequency Response:50 - 7000 Hz

Sound quality rating:5 / 10

Long-term reliability rating: 5/ 10

Additional Details

Description

The 1953 Pyrox Magictape ST1 was manufactured
in Australia under license from the Armour Research Foundation of USA.
This was one of the first commercially available recorders in Australia
and was also sold under the AWA brand name.
It was a single speed 7½ ips half-track mono recorder with a 5
watt output and an internal 9″ x 6″ elliptical speaker.
A simple, single control was provided for forward, rewind and fast forward.
Time scales were printed on the base plate beneath both reels to indicate
tape usage.

The Magictape continued in production
until the late 1950s, undergoing only minor cosmetic changes. The first
models had no fast forward, only rewind. Fast forward was effected by turning
the reels over and using rewind, then reversing the spools again to play.
The tone control was operative on playback only. Price when new (in 1953)
was AU £135. 8s 4d.

Additional Info

Power supply: 200-240 volts AC / Audio output power: 5 watts / Inputs: high impedance, provision for mike, radio pickup and mixer. / Speaker: internal 9″ x 6″ elliptical / Rewind time: 90 seconds for standard play 7″ tape / Dimensions: 9¾ x 12½ x 18 inches (248 x 318 x 457 mm) / Weight: 28lbs (12.7 kg) / Price when new: £135. 8s 4d Australian / half-track mono

Reviews

Adding to collection without review.
Sound:
Performance:
11 months ago
Gez

Leave A Review:

Report Inaccuracies on Pyrox Magictape ST1


You need to be logged in for this feature to work.