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Old 20th Mar 2023, 8:46 pm   #7
Ted Kendall
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Default Re: Simon SP5 Valve Reel to Reel Tape Recorder Restoration

Alec Tutchings reviewed the machine in Tape Recorder in May 1962. He was delighted by the electronics but less enthusiastic about the EMI deck, which was poorly engineered and never was a commercial success. It appears that the machine as supplied was stereo-ready to the extent of having 2/2 track heads, ganged controls and duplicated sockets, the stereo conversion being completed by plug-in modules and an additional meter. Never heard of this actually being done, although I think a full stereo example surfaced on eBay a while ago.
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