Tascam 80-8

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General

Manufacturer: Tascam / Teac
Model: 80-8
Type: Reel-to-reel tape recorder
Years of manufacture: 1975 - 1982
Made in: Japan
Color: Silver / Black, wooden sides
Original price approx:
- Tascam 80-8: 800,000 yen (Japan, 1978), about DM 12,000.
- Tascam 80-8 with external DBX: 1'000'000 Yen (Japan, 1978), about 15'000 DM

Specification:

TAPE: 1/2 inch
WIDTH: 8-track
FORMAT: 8-channel
REEL SIZE: 10-1/2" maximum, NAB hub only
TAPE SPEED: 15 ips
LINE INPUT: -10dB (0.3V) Impedance: >20 kOhms, unbalanced, -10 dB (0.3V) Load impedance: >10 kOhms, unbalanced
RECORD LEVEL CALIBRATION: 0 VU referenced to 3 dB above 185 nWb1m of tape flux, adjustable
SPEED ACCURACY: 20.5% deviation from 15 ips
WOW and FLUTTER: 0.04% RMS (NAB), weighted, 20.06 peak (ANSI), weighted, Measured with flutter test tape.
STARTING TIME: less than 0.5 sec.
FAST WIND TIME: 120 sec. for 2400 ft. of tape
OVERALL FREQUENCY RESPONSE, SYNC: 40 Hz - 18 kHz, +-3 dB
SIGNAL to NOISE: 65 dB weighted, 60 dB unweighted, (22.4 Hz ~ 22.4 kHz), referenced to 3% T.H.D. level (10 dB above 0 VU) at 400 Hz
DISTORTION: 1 % at 400 Hz, 0 VU
T.H.D. overall: 3% at 10 dB above 0 VU
CROSSTALK: Greater than 45 dB at 400 Hz
ERASURE: Greater than 65 dB at 1 kHz, +l0 VU reference
POWER REQ.: 117V, 60 Hz, 200 W (U.S.A. Model) /220V, 50-60 Hz, 200 W (Europe Model) /240V, 50-60 Hz, 200 W (U.K./Australia Model)
DIMENSIONS overall: 17-1/2" (W) x 21" (H) x 12" (D) [445 (W) x 535 (H) x 305 (D) mm]
WEIGHT: 17 Ibs. [35kg]

Technical specifications