From about 1963 through 1969, 3-inch reel to reel tape recorders dominated the portable tape recorder market. But by the end of that era, the compact cassette made enough headway to cause manufacturers to change formats. Thus, at the end of the 1960's and early 1970's, 3-inch reel to reel tape recorders were fast disappearing from stores in the United States. ******** Sponsored by: Sponsored by ClydeSight Productions Digital Subliminal Perception (DSPP) Personal Growth Subliminal Messages Software. 14 topics to choose from! Visit www.clydesight.com TODAY! ******** This video explores one of the last 3-inch reel to reel tape recorders sold in the United States, the Westinghouse TE10C38B. The tape recorder is housed in a beautifully designed cream and black case with mustard ("golden harvest") colored control buttons typical of the style of the late 1960's and early 1970's. It has a DC bias "push-pull" amplifier with limited frequency response and only a microphone and remote input and earphone output. Judging by the picture on the tape recorder's original box (seen in the video) it was probably intended as a dictation machine. The limited frequency response of the amplifier, in spite of a relatively stable transport, did not make it very suitable for music recording. Enjoy the video and see how this visually charming, and remarkably good voice recorder was designed and built by the well known brand name, Westinghouse, perhaps in a last effort to keep the 3-inch portable ...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
End of an Era! Exploring the Westinghouse TE10C38B 3-inch Reel to Reel Tape Recorder!
End of an Era! Exploring the Westinghouse TE10C38B 3-inch Reel to Reel Tape Recorder! Video Clips. Duration : 9.55 Mins.
From about 1963 through 1969, 3-inch reel to reel tape recorders dominated the portable tape recorder market. But by the end of that era, the compact cassette made enough headway to cause manufacturers to change formats. Thus, at the end of the 1960's and early 1970's, 3-inch reel to reel tape recorders were fast disappearing from stores in the United States. ******** Sponsored by: Sponsored by ClydeSight Productions Digital Subliminal Perception (DSPP) Personal Growth Subliminal Messages Software. 14 topics to choose from! Visit www.clydesight.com TODAY! ******** This video explores one of the last 3-inch reel to reel tape recorders sold in the United States, the Westinghouse TE10C38B. The tape recorder is housed in a beautifully designed cream and black case with mustard ("golden harvest") colored control buttons typical of the style of the late 1960's and early 1970's. It has a DC bias "push-pull" amplifier with limited frequency response and only a microphone and remote input and earphone output. Judging by the picture on the tape recorder's original box (seen in the video) it was probably intended as a dictation machine. The limited frequency response of the amplifier, in spite of a relatively stable transport, did not make it very suitable for music recording. Enjoy the video and see how this visually charming, and remarkably good voice recorder was designed and built by the well known brand name, Westinghouse, perhaps in a last effort to keep the 3-inch portable ...
From about 1963 through 1969, 3-inch reel to reel tape recorders dominated the portable tape recorder market. But by the end of that era, the compact cassette made enough headway to cause manufacturers to change formats. Thus, at the end of the 1960's and early 1970's, 3-inch reel to reel tape recorders were fast disappearing from stores in the United States. ******** Sponsored by: Sponsored by ClydeSight Productions Digital Subliminal Perception (DSPP) Personal Growth Subliminal Messages Software. 14 topics to choose from! Visit www.clydesight.com TODAY! ******** This video explores one of the last 3-inch reel to reel tape recorders sold in the United States, the Westinghouse TE10C38B. The tape recorder is housed in a beautifully designed cream and black case with mustard ("golden harvest") colored control buttons typical of the style of the late 1960's and early 1970's. It has a DC bias "push-pull" amplifier with limited frequency response and only a microphone and remote input and earphone output. Judging by the picture on the tape recorder's original box (seen in the video) it was probably intended as a dictation machine. The limited frequency response of the amplifier, in spite of a relatively stable transport, did not make it very suitable for music recording. Enjoy the video and see how this visually charming, and remarkably good voice recorder was designed and built by the well known brand name, Westinghouse, perhaps in a last effort to keep the 3-inch portable ...
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