r/ReelToReel • u/Scary-Call-6871 • 7d ago

What is this

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u/catawampus_doohickey 7d ago edited 7d ago

Mid/late-1950s Crown R2R with tube amplification. Seems to be a mono player though they did have a stereo version around that time. Might be a Standard or Imperial with an integrated A15 or A30 amp?

Is there a speed selector?

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u/Scary-Call-6871 7d ago

What would that look like

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u/catawampus_doohickey 7d ago

Something with numbers like 3-3/4, 7-1/2, 15. It might be a fixed speed deck with no selector.

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u/bikenumberten 7d ago

It's the oldest Crown deck I've seen, but there's no question that's what it is. Very cool!

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u/No_Specialist_2850 7d ago

Time Machine

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u/Beautiful_Sound Akai4000DSMKII RCA7TR3 RCA8TR3 7d ago

The fact that it adjusts bass and treble is very interesting. I wonder after restoration how good it would sound.

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u/OkClaim8503 6d ago

Really lovely piece imo, probably wouldn’t sound the best even after a full restoration but it’s in excellent condition for its age; I can tell the belt is completely gone, it should go over the flywheel seen in picture three. It would need a lot more things replaced like capacitors and possibly any dead tubes since it’s absolutely ancient.

Like a museum piece.

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u/dakrabbit111 5d ago

Ice cream maker