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TASCAM 122mkIII Cassette Deckby TASCAM
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Product Description
The TASCAM 122 MKIII is the flagship of the quality TASCAM tape deck line. Extremely high standards of reproduction quality and overall performance earmark this system: Cobalt Amorphous record and play heads, independent head azimuth adjustment, precision FG servo direct drive capstan motor and uncompromised electronics. All this in a studio-ready, 19", 2-unit rackmountable package that immediately finds a home in any sound production environment: from cassette mastering recorded material to radio broadcast production to masters of audio/visual and multimedia soundtracks. Smooth, Faultless Tape Handling Mechanisms The 122 MKIII features a three-head transport with separate high-performance record and playback heads, manufactured from resilient Cobalt Amorphous materials. The three independently-operating heads, combined with precision FG servo direct-drive capstan motors, combine to provide the highest standards of reproduction quality and performance- frequency response as great as 25 Hz to 20 kHz, and less than 1% total harmonic distortion. To virtually eliminate wow and flutter, the 122 MKIII is equipped with the Hysteresis Tension Servo Control. Features: Servo direct drive capstan motor. Dolby B and C noise reduction with HX Pro headroom extension. Return-to-Zero function. Two locate points. +/-12% pitch control. RCA unbalanced I/O. Optional balanced I/O kit (LA-112). Optional wired remote (RC-134).Reviews
Very Good, Very ExpensiveWhile this dey may very well have the fewest features for the most money, what sets it aside is heavy duty construction designed to withstand continuous commercial use and the best record and playback electronics in the business. Which, after all, is the most important part of the formula if you are shopping in this bracket. I have one in the studio that is used for analog to digital transfer and I am constantly amazed how it finds things on the tape that I never knew were there.
This is also the most precise deck for level setting, speed control, and indexing. It also weighs a ton. With its lake of something as simple as auto-reverse, the 122mkIII is obvious not really intended for normal home use. But it offers the audiophile with a significant tape collection the opportunity to really hear what it there.
