Teac X10

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Hi, I'm thinking of buying a Teac X10 2-track. I called the seller and it's got plugs for dbx, takes 10,5" reels, 3 heads and, if I understood correctly, 15-30 ips or even more. I asked about can you bounce tracks and use it as tape delay but he hadn't tried. S/N according to him was somewhat over 60dB and frequency response 20-28k. There's an article about it in the Finnish hifi-magazine from 1982 but I'll have to dig for that in the library. I'm having trouble finding anything about it on the web. Anyone know something about it? Thank's in advance!

-Pekka
 
Pequ said:
Hi, I'm thinking of buying a Teac X10 2-track. I called the seller and it's got plugs for dbx, takes 10,5" reels, 3 heads and, if I understood correctly, 15-30 ips or even more. I asked about can you bounce tracks and use it as tape delay but he hadn't tried. S/N according to him was somewhat over 60dB and frequency response 20-28k. There's an article about it in the Finnish hifi-magazine from 1982 but I'll have to dig for that in the library. I'm having trouble finding anything about it on the web. Anyone know something about it? Thank's in advance!
-Pekka
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I understood the X10 was 3.75-7.5ips, not 15ips. It's almost certainly a consumer deck rather than a studio machine.
 
It is indeed a consumer deck and whatever speed numbers you're pulling, they are cm's per second, not inches per second.

As to the frequency response numbers, those are -20db numbers, not 0Vu +/-2db, real-world numbers.

As to it's age, I believe I saw them on the market back around 1980 so beware of worn/loose drive belts, flattened guide posts and lifters, worn pinch rollers and worn heads before you buy it or have the price reflect the possibility of changing any or all of those parts.

Cheers! :)
 
Thank's for the info!

Yes, it must have been cm's he meant, 9.5-19 cm/s, that's it. Well, I might go and take a look at it anyway. Thanks! :)
 
one more thing...

The Ghost of FM said:
As to the frequency response numbers, those are -20db numbers, not 0Vu +/-2db, real-world numbers.
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I still had to ask: What are -20db numbers? :confused:
 
Pequ said:
I still had to ask: What are -20db numbers? :confused:
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Basically -20dB is just lower signal level. Frequency response peaks well below normal operating level (0 VU). As signal to tape (flux level) goes up, frequency response narrows. But in practical terms it will still be something like 40Hz to 20 kHz at operating level, which is excellent. 28 kHz is beyond the range of human hearing. Even 18 kHz is excellent.

The X-10R is a nice 2-channel 4-track home hi-fi deck. I do not think it can bounce tracks. It will record or play 2 tracks at a time and will change directions automatically for the other side of the tape.

-Tim
 
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Beck said:
The X-10R is a nice 2-channel 4-track home hi-fi deck. I do not think it can bounce tracks.
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Hi, the seller said this model of X-10 is has only 2 tracks, i.e., uses the whole tape width for 2 tracks. He said he used to have the model with 4 tracks also but had sold it already. So are there different models of the X-10 :confused: ? I would like to have the bouncing feature though and it's a bit far off into the countryside (where he lives I mean) so currently, hmm, I might still go and check it out - if I have time :) .

-Pekka
 
Ok, maybe it is the X-10M. That is a 2-track 2-channel. For some reason I thought someone said X-10R. I must be seeing voices again. :D
 
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