EMI TR-90 pro reel to reel
   

   This lovely reel to reel is the last of its generation of valve recorders to come from Revox, built in 1962, ReVox had made their name big y this time and the F36 was a breakthrough to the enthusiasts as it was the first stereo reel to reel ReVox produced for the home market. This recorder has been checked over and appears to be working very well, I have tested the tape functions which are working, below you will find some high resolution pictures of the recorder and some videos of the machine in action.

The recorders cosmetic condition is very good, a clean example of these great machines,. it gets better as the recorder still has the locking keys for the lid and a ReVox sales tag making it a lovely collectors item.

The overall cosmetic condition is very good.

Front view of recorder.

It will be hard to find one as in good condition.

Small mark to the right below the right hand reel hub.

Speaker grill has no damage.

The head cover is in lovely condition.

Power switch, speed select, transport buttons and volume output controls

Pinch roller, no cracking.

Input record controls

Erase head.

Record head showing a small amount of wear, very low for a machine from 1962.

Replay head showing little wear, this machine has not been used too hard in 54 years.

Left hand reel hub in good condition

Magic eye and made in Switzerland lable

Right hand reel hub

Inside of the lid is very clean

Lid exterior in very nice condition

Rare to find, a pair of keys which fit the recorders locks and the Revox sales badges

Overall rear of the recorder.

Rear connection panel

Back connection panel cover on, the 3 pin UK mains plug does not fit inside as the recorder was never designed for this style of plug

All the metal stand studs are still attached

  
Carry handle with the keys and suck attached.

Video files of the machine working
Now this is a little unusual to what I normally do, the recorder has been selected for the motor rewind and such but this time I have paid more attention to the recording, the video is mainly showing the reproduction results of this recorder. Also I have added two videos, both are the same but one if from my web server and in stereo, though it is larger (19MB) the other has been uploaded to You tube.

Click either icon to see the video
 

 

 
 
 

Specifications
Shipping

Other notes

  • Takes 10 inch reels.

  • Stereo 1/2 track.

  • all valve audio stages.

  • internal loud speaker.

  • three inputs, Mic, Radio/Diode and Aux.

  • Cathode follow output (Line out).

  • Three head design.

  • Three motor design.

  • Direct drive capstan.

  • Sound on sound capability

  • Standard phono connections

  • portable, holds reels inside case

  • The tapes used in the video demo are included in this auction

  • Records in CCIR

 

  • £20 UK

  • £40 Europe

  • £69 USA

  • £145 Asia and Far East

  • £175 world wide delivery

All items will be covered with insurance as part of post and packing, you must check the item before signing for it, if an item is damaged in transit and has not been signed as such I will not be able to process an insurance claim.

 

 I am more than happy for the lucky winner to collect, in fact I really prefer it as these machines are quite delicate, if you with to arrange your own method of collection, this is welcome to.

 

Nice hot cup of Tea/Coffee waiting for those wanting to collect in person, collection is form Paignton Devon.