Thread: Soviet HI-FI
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Old 21st Sep 2018, 9:44 pm   #25
Maarten
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Default Re: Soviet HI-FI

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Originally Posted by Michael Maurice View Post
Regarding the mechanics, its quite likely that a complete deck was bought in from say Switzerland for the Revox and Japan for the Akai/Tascam deck and these were married to Soviet style electronics and ergonomic design.

Post 6 looks like a Revox A700 chassis but with probably Soviet electronics

Post 8

Picture 1 looks like a cross between an Akai and a Revox.

Picture 2 looks like a Tascam

Picture 3 looks like a Revox A700 right down to the tension sensor rollers but with probably Soviet electronics and styling

Picture 4 looks like an Akai

Picture 5 looks like a cross between an Akai and a Philips.
Especially the "cross" observations scream "clones" or "copies", not bought in. Akai and Revox or Akai and Philips aren't brands that usually share their developments directly so if it looks a hybrid between their designs, it probably wasn't made by them. Of course, other models could still be bought in.
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