Technical Details
Brand: Simon
Model:Minstrelle
Category:Mid High Fidelity
Application:Consumer
Electronics:Tube
Equalization:IEC
Country of Manufacture:United Kingdom
Release dates:1960 - 1963
Tracks:1/2 Rec/Play+1/4PB
Speeds: 3 3/4
Max Reel Size("): 7"
Number of heads: 2
Head Composition: Permalloy
Head Configuration: dual-track-mono
Auto Reverse?:No
Frequency Response:( 3 dB): 50Hz - 12kHz
Wow and Flutter:0.14%
Sound quality rating:5 / 10
Long-term reliability rating: 5/ 10
Additional Details
Description
From the collection of Stuart Blacklock comes this novel machine with an early Garrard magazine style tape loading mechanism.
Stuart writes: “…. I brought this one from a friend who found it in Kent, England. It cost me 10 pounds and it was made in 1960. It is a small “piece of furniture” utilizing a Garrard tape deck.
Additional Info
Magazine play length: 35 minutes / Cassette r ewind time: 40 seconds / Audio output power: 3 watts / Inputs: built-in microphone or external mic & line / Outputs: 16 ohm external speaker / Speaker(s): single internal / Dimensions: 18¼ x 11½ x 8″ (464 x 292 x 203 mm) / Weight: 27½ lbs (12.5kg) / half-track mono (quarter-track mono version available 1961)