Revox PR 99

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General

Manufacturer: Revox/Studer
Model: PR99 MKI
Type: Semi-professional reel-to-reel tape recorder
Years of manufacture: 1980 - 1987
Made in: Switzerland
Color: Silver, Grey
Remote control: no
Power consumption:
Dimensions: 483 x 399 x 234 mm (WxHxD).
Weight: 18,5 kg
Original price approx.: 3'500 DM (RRP 1982), with butterfly heads + 1'500 DM (lt.Die Sprechenden Maschinen)

Technical data

3-motor drive: 2 AC-winding motors, 1 AC-capstan motor, servo controlled
2-channel stereo or mono full track
Tape speeds: Pole pair switching
- Less than 9.5 cm/s and 19 cm/s
Tolerance of target speed: ±0.2
- more often 19 cm/s and 38 cm/s* * tolerance of target speed: ±0.2
Tolerance of the set speed: ±0.2 %
Pitch variation (DIN 45507/according to IEEE standard 193-1971):
- at 9.5 cm/s <0.1 %.

at 19 cm/s <0.08 % * at 38 cm/s <0.08

- at 38 cm/s <0.06 %
Overall frequency response:
- at 38 cm/s : 30-22,000 Hz +2/-3 dB and 50-18,000 Hz ±1.5 dB respectively.

at 19 cm/s : 30-20,000 Hz +2/-3 dB or 50-15,000 Hz ±1.5 dB

- at 9.5 cm/s : 30-16,000 Hz +2/-3 dB or 50-10,000 Hz ±1.5 dB
External voltage spacing:
- at 38 cm/s >65 dB
- at 19 cm/s >66 dB
- at 9.5 cm/s >63 dB
Slip: max. 0.2 %
Coil size: up to max 26.5 cm (10.5") diameter (min. core diameter 6 cm)
Tape tension switchable for small core diameters
Rewind time: approx. 120 s for 760 m
Drive control: Integrated logic for any function transitions with tape run sensor, motors contactless, electrically switched. All functions remote controllable. Timer operation with remote control (and timer) possible.

Special Features

Balanced in and outputs (XLR)
Intended more as a semi-professional machine, ONLY properly controllable via mixer!!!
Full locator (not for the MKI)
Mechanical counter!
Fader start
Wastebasket operation