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Vintage Portable 8-Track Stereo
Original and Unique - A conversation piece and collectors item!
JVC
QUADRAPHONIC - 4 CH+ST
8-Track Cartridge Player
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Vintage SEARS Stereo 8-Track Car Player
• Includes a insert player that convernts 8-Track of this unit into a Compact Cassette Player
Refurbished !
Description: This vintage stereo 8 Track Cartrdidge tape player plays either QUADRAPHONIC (Q8) or standard 8 Track STEREO tapes. In quadraphonic mode there are 2 programs with 4 chanels each, or in stereo mode there are 4 stereo programs. In stereo mode the deck sends a duplicate stereo signal to the remaining rear channels and in quadraphonic mode with regular 8 Track stereo tapesm 2 stereo programs can be played at the same time. Quadraphonic players are really quite rare, so grapb this unit before it is gone! Just to mention it: This is the first unit I had in more than 10 years! AND: the heads on this deck show low wear and perform flawlessluy - that is even harder to find! This deck was refurbished to perform reliably for years to come.
Work performed: Cleaned, de-greased and re-lubircated mechanical parts. Cleaned and de-magnetized the head and parts in the tape path. Replaced the drive belt. De-oxydized all controls, contacts and switches with quality contact cleaner. Replaced ALL capacitors in the power supply. The head of this unit has only light wear for top performance. The mechanism of this unit is constructed with a heavey duty AC synchronus motor that handles even difficult tapes well.
Features:
• Plays QUADRAPHONIC or Standard STEREO tapes.
• Super Rugged high quality AC synchronus motor for accurate speed, high torque and low wow flutter values
• Front Panel switch to select between stereo and quadraphonic mode.
• Track indicator lamps
• 4 RCA output jacks
• DIN stereo jack
• Track indicator lamps
Condition: This machine is in excellent mechanical and electronic condition the head has only little wear.
Lot: 1 JVC model 1202 qudraphonic 8 Track cartridge stereo tape player as shown and described
Price: $145.00 for above described player; and additionally available: add $85.00 for 2 channle stereo USB hardware to provide a complete recording system for your computer to transfer 8 Track tapes to digital - Burn CDs on yoru computer or output to sound files that can be played on various equipment. USB hardware also provides an extra pair "phono" inputs to allow recording form a turntable.
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Or: use below PAYPAL shopping cart button to purchase this unit wothout USB hardware ($145). Restrictions apply - so: I may cancel this purchase and refund; and this button bills $45+ for shipping. When received I will calculate the actual shipping charges to your destination and refund the difference.
8-Track Cartridge
RECORDER
Description: This 8 Track recorder and player handles like a tape deck excep tthat the recordign media are 8 track cartridges. Add to any stereo system, - it provides line level RCA in and outputs (and microphone inputs). Prefect for the vintage car enthusisat who wishes to recrod his own 8 Track tapes to play on the original player in his car or to those who still listen to music on 8 Track tapes!
Here we have a refurbished and re-worked specimen in excellent condition. This machine has a reliable mechnanism that handles tapes well. The heads are perfect with little wear on them - perfect for recording, or transfer your old tapes to digital! This machine appears have been used modest and in adidtion I re-worked this unit so that it is at it's peak. (see work performed below). This unit was made in Japan for JC Penny with the model number 3331.
It is my pleasure to present this wonderful piece of historic audio recording equipment in perfect and reliably working condition. The heads are good and this recorder was reworked, now ready for your vintage music pleasures.
Features:
• Recording: Mic and line level inputs, separate level controls for L, R and VU meters for each chanel.
• 3.5 mm Microphone inpus
• RCA inputs & outputs
• Fast Forward switch that accelerates the motor to fast speed
• Record indicator Lamp
• 4 Program indicator Lamps
• Front Panel Headphone jack
• Tape run counter
Detailled Features: • FRONT PANEL: (left to right, bottom to top): 3.5 mm Mic input jacks, tape loadign slot, tape run counter, counter reset button, recording level adjustment knobs (L,R), Headphone jack; Top row: Powr switch, Pause button with pause indicator light, Eject button, Auto Stop/ Auto Eject Eject button, Fast Forward Button, Repeeat Button, recording button (depress before cartridge is inserted), program/trackselector button, Above the buttons: 4 Track indicator lights, VU meters, REAR; • RCA jacks: L,R Line Out, L,R IN; Power chord. Physical details: Alluminum face plate, aluminum slot cover door, Finished ply wood casing, feet.
Work performed to restore this unit: Repaired; Replaced the belt. I de-oxidised all controls, contacts and switches, Cleaned and de-magnetized the head; re-lubricated mechanical parts. I re-soldered aged solder points in the electronics of this unit - about 80% of all solder points. My detail oriented work took more than 3 hours of labour. Physical cleaning and detail work.
Condition: • Electronics / Mechanical: Repaired / Re-worked (see detail above) The recording and playback quality is perfect: even and nice quality with good and consitent highs highs. • Physical: nice appearance - clean and lush, some minor dings in the wooden case ( corners mainly - not very noticeable). Heads almost no wear, but are in perfect condition.
Lot: 1 JC penny 3331 8-Track Cartridge Recorder as described and shown above (original photo of the actual unit - I will be glad to send higher resolution images.).
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Original Chrome Gear for your vintage Car!
Super Rugged 8 Track Cartridge Car Player
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Description: This original vintage super heavey all metal SEAR 8-Track car player comes form the early days when some cars still had ground positive and can be switched to acomdate both systems. This is the perfect equipment to enjoy your vintage car with style, and if you get the recorder listed next columwe you will be even able to record yoru onw vintage 8-Track cartridges. The unit has a built-in stereo amplifier to which speakers can be connected directly.
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Features:
• 12V car operation
• Selectable for cars with "ground negative " or "ground positive".
• Built-in amplifier for direct speaker hook-up
• Chromed face plate and all metal enclosure
• Track indicator lights / pudh button to advance tracks.
• Central connector that allows to detach the unit without having to disconnect wiring.
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Detailled Physical Features: • FRONT PANEL: track indicator lights / track selector push button, cartridge loading slot, volume and balance controls, tone control slider switch. REAR Panel: secured slider swithc that allows to reverse ground polarity for cars that provide "ground positive", Connectos socket in which the hook-up cable plugs into.
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Condition: • Electronics / Mechanical: Refurbished. Reliably working, fully tested. Head in excellent condition with little wear.
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Work performed to restore this unit: Degreased and re-lubricated mechanics. Deoxydized and lubricated all controls and switches. Belts appear OK - Full functional test - OK. Physical cleaning and detail work.2008 ultraelectronicactiv.com
Lot: 1 SEARS vintage 8-Track stereo car player, 1 hook-up cable, 1 hand drwn hook-up diagram.
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Price: $124.00
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Description: This piece of vintage stereo equipment is a quite unique gift to the vintage audio enthusiast: based on the idea to have two speakers for a portable system, where each is not only a speaker, but also includes the functionalty of the whole stereo system. The right hand unit includes the player. The left hand unit includes the system's AC power supply and battery case. This portable 8 track stereo cartridge player is actually quite versitile: It can be operated on AC, on batteries and has a DC input if wanting to use it in a car or boat. When not in use if folds up nicely into a one-piece suit case. The unit is in realy nice near new looking condition. Enjoy your vintage music with style! My estimate is that this unit was made between 1970 and 1972.
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Features:
• 117 V AC operation
• C cell battery operation
• 12V car operation
• Built-in amplifier / speakers for stand alone use
• Track indicator lights / push button to advance tracks.
• Volume controls for each channel, Toen control for both channels.
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Detailled Physical Features: • FRONT PANEL: track indicator lights / track selector push button, volume controls and tone control. Side Panel: Door to 8 Track player loaing slot. REAR Panel: Door to battery case (takes C- cells) with extra compartment space for power chord and speaker connection chord)
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Condition: • Physical: Very clean with only minor signs of usage - somewhat like new looking. Electronics / Mechanical: Refurbished. Reliably working, fully tested. Head in excellent condition with little wear.
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Work performed to restore this unit: Degreased and re-lubricated mechanics. Deoxydized and lubricated all controls and switches. Replaced the main drive belt, repaired tape end sensor, Replaced all electrolytic capacitors in the AC power supply. Performed adjustments. Physical cleaning and detail work.2008 ultraelectronicactiv.com
Lot: 1 Elgin vintage 8-Track stereo cartridge player portable stereo, power cable, cassette player unit that slides into the 8 Track cartridge slot.
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Price: $145.00, add $175 if you want for me to modify this unit to add a MP3 player that is based on SD cards and can take up to 4 Gb cards (= for 2500 songs)
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How to convert 8 Track Cartridges, Cassettes, Tapes, LPs, 78's, singles and other recordings to MP3 or CD:©2008 ultraelectronicactiv.com
The BASICS are: A player that will play your medium and a digital recoding device, such as your home computer will be needed.©2008 ultraelectronicactiv.com
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The DETAILS: A player such as an 8 Track player, Cassette Deck, Reel to Reel Tape Deck, Record Player or Turntable will serve as your playback device to feed it's analog audio signal into the input of your digital recording device, which will record the signal in digital format and store it as a digital sound file. Once in digital file format, the sound can be edited, processed and output in various different ways. In most cases your already exisitng home computer will provides all that will be needed to record, edit and output digital sound, files and media, but also enhanced sound input options are available, such as adding a high quality audio interface to your computer (I sell for $95 - includes software), or more sofisticated editing and compression software can be added to your computer for optimal results. In other words: The player will play your original media - The computer will serve as the digital recoding device and record your audio material digitally.
Alternatively, if wanted, a stand alone digital recorder can be used instead of the computer, which records and creates digital sound files. These sound files can be in MP3format for direct play back on your MP3 player, or can be in a format of a higher resolution for further processing on the computer and for output to CD.
Some of the folks who are coputer fobic prefer to use audio CD recorders as the digital recoding (and output device), but these are obsolte and hard to find in well working condition, as their laser assembly wears out with age.
The Process of converting analog sound to digital: Connect the output of your source device to the input of yoru digital recording device. Likely an audio adapter cable will be needed, as computers often have different audio connectors than standard audio devices.
In othe rwords: the audio signal coming form the 8 Track player (or what have you) is sent to the audio input of your computer via an audio cable. (Most computers have audio inputs via the sound card inputs, but you can also purchase a high quality audio interface for studio quality sound ( I sell an audio interface that connects via USB to your computer for $95. It offers also to connect a turntable directly via the interface to the computer to record your old record albums, and the audio interface comes with the software needed to record and edit your recordings).
Once the hardware is all connected one will play the music on your player to use the computer or digital recoding device to record the incoming signal. It may improve the sound quality to insert an equalizer or similar device into the path of the audio signal, but sophphisticated software offers "post processing" of the digital signal in the computer as well. Once your music is digitally recorded: One will edit the recorded sound on the computer by cuting the sound of the entire tape / record, etc. into separate tracks, edit the beginning and endings, and name the resulting sound files so that they are properly displayed by MP3 players, etc.) When all tracks are separate one would convert the digital sound files to MP3 files, (which is to take up less memory space in the player), or one would output the sound files to audio CD with a CD burner / DVD burner. Conversion to MP3, or output to CD is done with software. Most computers come with software to convert sounds to MP3 and the hardware / software to record or burn audio CDs, but such software can also be downloaded form the Internet, for which in many cases the basic versions are free.
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The Needed equipment:
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1) Your source device: 8 Track player • Cassette Deck • Reel to Reel Tape Deck • Record Player • Turntable
2) an adapter cable if using the sound input of your sound card to adapt the output connectors of your source device to the input connectors on your computer (or digital recoding device)
3 a) Your digital recording device: an audio interface added to yoru computer for studio quality recordings ( I sell adio intefaces for $95 - includes software - Inquire )
3 b) Your digital recording device: If not having a computer, or if wishing not to use it - you can purchase a stand alone digital recorder, which will be in the $200 to $250 range (recorder, plus memory card) - can provide. These recorders usually also have built-in microphones which means that they also con be used to record other sounds as well - Inquire .
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I will be happy to help you with the set-up of your "recoding system", and won't charge extra for that with your minimum purchase of $100, but if wishing to purchase items form other vendors, I will need to get paid for my services and will bill for consulting time, for which details can be found and payments can be submitted here:
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