The Technics RS-1500 series machine is built to order according to your personal wishes.
Each offered open reel deck complete rebuild inside & out - each machine will always be unique. Every part of the tape deck is rebuilt with top quality materials, brand new front and back panels (from scratch), switches, head blocks, caps, motors, EVERYTHING is new and improved functionality of the tape deck to another level to play master tape copy.
Alter Ego Appearance brings tape deck restoration to the next level: Technics open reel tape recorder with metal letterings. All letterings are made from jewellers grade stainless steel, polished to shine. Every single part of the tape decks are rebuilt; brand new front panels (from scratch), switches, head blocks, caps, motors, EVERYTHING is rebuilt.
Alter Ego Appearance where vintage open reel tape recorder is restored to outshine its former glory - Only for the most meticulous of listeners who want the absolute best.
Alter Ego Appearance brings tape deck restoration to the next level. Creating brand new front panels, jewellery grade metal lettering, powder coating, 3D printing, coding for custom modifications and much more. Each custom restoration is completed with your input.
They do impressive art for open reel tape recorders in response to the rapidly decreasing availability of Technicians who perform bespoke custom design levels of rebuild open reel decks.
All products come with WARRANTY: Alter Ego Appearance offer a one year warranty on tape recorder restoration work.
The Technics released seven different open reel tape deck models, starting in late 1977 and the remainder in 1978. The RS-1500 came fiirst and shortly thereafter the RS-1506, RS-1520, RS-1700, RS-1800, RS-777, and Technics RS-10A02 R&B Series for professional recording music studios.
The Technics single capstan system offered advantages over double capstan as variations in the speed of two capstans and the pressure of the two pinch rollers to maintain the desired temp tape tension makes speed and tension adjustment complex and difficult often increasing the tape tension which is not desirable. The relatively long distance between the two capstans over which the which the tape must stretch contributes to higher modulation noise and scrape flutter. In contrast the Technics single capstan system maintains exactly the same speed and pinch roller pressure on both sides of the capstan. The wide contact area between the pinch rollers and the single extra-large capstan allows for lower tape tension, about 80 g and very steady because the tape path between the capstan and the reversing roller is relatively short. So modulation noise, wow & flutter and level fluctuations are dramatically reduced. Add to this the quartz locked slow speed direct capstan drive system, aided by tension controlled direct drive reel motors and air dampened tension rollers the Technics isolated loop system achieves excellent overall performance.
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Technics RS-1500 Open Reel Decks Rebuild By Alter Ego Appearance With Love To Analog
