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DavidTD6 · 9th Nov 2017, 5:10 pm

I've had one of these for a number of years, purchased very cheaply from eBay. Only one internal speaker seems to work, although this isn't a major problem as I always have it connected up to an amp via the line out.

One question I have though is why, when I make a new recording on Side 1 of a tape is it faintly audible on Side 2 (obviously playing backwards), so much so that I can really only record on one side of a tape if I don't want the other side to bleed through. The head alignment appears to be ok, so it's a bit of a puzzle. This machine works really perfectly apart from that - the sound quality is amazing for such an old piece of kit.

I'm also wondering if the Track Transfer button may be faulty which is causing this issue? I've no idea what this feature actually does or is for and as I have no instruction manual or can find anything about it online, I'm hoping someone may be able to assist here.

9th Nov 2017, 5:10 pm	#1
DavidTD6 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Melrose, Scottish Borders, UK. Posts: 2	Marconiphone Reel to Reel 4218 I've had one of these for a number of years, purchased very cheaply from eBay. Only one internal speaker seems to work, although this isn't a major problem as I always have it connected up to an amp via the line out. One question I have though is why, when I make a new recording on Side 1 of a tape is it faintly audible on Side 2 (obviously playing backwards), so much so that I can really only record on one side of a tape if I don't want the other side to bleed through. The head alignment appears to be ok, so it's a bit of a puzzle. This machine works really perfectly apart from that - the sound quality is amazing for such an old piece of kit. I'm also wondering if the Track Transfer button may be faulty which is causing this issue? I've no idea what this feature actually does or is for and as I have no instruction manual or can find anything about it online, I'm hoping someone may be able to assist here.