PEEL AWAY THE BELLS AND WHISTLES.
Behind the face plate lies the heart of every tape recorder.
The transport mechanism. Its accuracy and stability are crucial. Its weaknesses audible.
When it errs, no amount of electronic wizardry can retrieve the lost fidelity.
In the cassette format, margins for error are incredibly small. The cassette tape housing, itself an imperfect mechanical device, becomes a working part of the drive system. So problems are compounded. And sometimes, the limits of audio technology are not broad enough to meet our performance criteria.
That's why we turned to our Instrumentation Group for a more sophisticated technology. One that deals with tape transports built for computer installations. Where mega-dollars are al stake. Where a typical run means 3,000 brutal hours of continuous read-write use. Where reliability is everything.
This is the transport mechanism in our finest cassette decks.
It's a dual-capstan isolated-loop configuration. Separate capstan assemblies are located before and after the head stack to maintain constant tape tension and tape-to-head contact. Each capstan is formed on a computer-controlled lathe, then micro-ground to a tolerance of 0 2 micron (0.000008 inch). Internally balanced for vibration-free rotation, our DC servo-controlled capstan motor provides unprecedented speed accuracy and stability Take-up, back torque and running torque are maintained by coreless-rotor DC reel motors. Braking is electromagnetic rather than mechanical.
In every mode, tape movement is smooth and accurate.
But it's not just the component parts or design that set a TEAC apart. It's the overall balance of each mechanism. The way components are selected, manufactured and mounted to form an integrated whole.
Our transports are anchored to prevent slack, movement or warping. There's no vibration or sonic deterioration even after years and years of hard use.
Once a cassette is seated, an independent electronic control system automatically takes up any slack. So the possibility of tape stretch, tangling or breaking is eliminated before the Play button is pushed. That's what it takes to be a TEAC.
And while the internal configurations vary from TEAC to TEAC, one fact does not. Our own commitment to unusually high performance criteria.
Design habits we developed by building complex instrumentation hardware.
Standards that dictate unusually high levels of performance and reliability Machine after machine. For many years to come.
To us, it's a matter of craftsmanship. To you, a matter of decision.
That's why we invite you to look into the guts of a tape machine.
Peel away the bells and whistles and you'll find the real measure of every tape recorder.
Especially ours.
For more information, see your TEAC Audio Specialist dealer or write us at Dept. HF-6.
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