Grundig TK-60 Reel to Reel Questions

audiobot · 8th July 2004, 01:08 PM

Hi All,

I picked up a Grundig TK-60 in mint physical condition last week. However I do not know how to get it to record or playback. Could anyone possibly post or email me English instructions for operation? There was a fairly long thread a year or so ago dealing with this, but I found it somewhat hard to understand.

If I can't get the thing going in a fairly straightforward manner I am thinking about using the parts for other projects. Does anyone have a take on the quality of the OPTs? The amp is a SE EL84. I was thinking of maybe using them for a 12B4 amp or even a 2A3. Think they will be good?

Thanks,
Michael

SHiFTY · 8th July 2004, 10:19 PM

I don't know about that model, but I used a pair of ferrograph OPTs in a 6B4 SE amp, sounds great. They were originally used with SE EL84s, I managed to find two identical mono recorders!

The size of an OPT is sometimes an idea of its sound quality and freq response quality- small ones tend to saturate and will run out of puff. So if they

8th July 2004, 01:08 PM	#1
audiobot diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: iowa	Grundig TK-60 Reel to Reel Questions Hi All, I picked up a Grundig TK-60 in mint physical condition last week. However I do not know how to get it to record or playback. Could anyone possibly post or email me English instructions for operation? There was a fairly long thread a year or so ago dealing with this, but I found it somewhat hard to understand. If I can't get the thing going in a fairly straightforward manner I am thinking about using the parts for other projects. Does anyone have a take on the quality of the OPTs? The amp is a SE EL84. I was thinking of maybe using them for a 12B4 amp or even a 2A3. Think they will be good? Thanks, Michael

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8th July 2004, 10:19 PM	#2
SHiFTY diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Zealand	I don't know about that model, but I used a pair of ferrograph OPTs in a 6B4 SE amp, sounds great. They were originally used with SE EL84s, I managed to find two identical mono recorders! The size of an OPT is sometimes an idea of its sound quality and freq response quality- small ones tend to saturate and will run out of puff. So if they