Viking 85

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Sound Rating: 6 / 10 # Owners: 1
Relaibility Rating: 7 / 10 Views: 152

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From the R-R collection of ReelTapeGone

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Brand: Viking

Model:85

Category:Vintage

Application:Consumer

Electronics:Solid State

Equalization:NAB

Country of Manufacture:USA

Release dates:1960 - 1963

Tracks:1/2 Rec/PB

Speeds: 3 3/4, 7 1/2

Max Reel Size("): 7"

Number of heads: 3

Head Composition: Permalloy

Head Configuration: Stereo

# Motors: 1

Auto Reverse?:No

Voltage(s): 110-120v

Outputs: XLR, RCA, 1/4" Headphone

Sound quality rating:6 / 10

Long-term reliability rating: 7/ 10

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Featured in the 1959 Allied Radio Corp catalogue, the Viking 85 tape deck featured a “flutter-filter” belt drive (triple belt drive from a hysteresis synchronous motor) and two induction motors for fast forward and rewind, a dual-concentric tape transport control (the inner ring selected fast forward or rewind and the outer ring selected forward, stop or cue), a three digit footage counter and tape lifters and pressure pads.

This was Viking’s finest home-type tape deck and was available up until 1963 when it was superceded by the model 86 and later, the 87 & 88 models.

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