I have a couple of these, but the nameplates don't tell which model they are -somene painted over it, so no dice on the manuals. Can anyone ID them please? There could not be too many just like these.
They look great in the rack, but have XLR's, etc. and a -lot- of wiring, were for precord/play on tape. Therefore the XLRs are rigged for that and it's not too simple to see how to use them for example with a shortwave radio that has only a line output. I would like to be least intrusive with any mods, so the schematic is very important.
I'm told they sound fantastic by someone who worked with that kind of gear. The output tubes are triode connected p-p 6AQ5, and the OPT are about 10W size, so I imagine these things are about perfection.
They look great in the rack, but have XLR's, etc. and a -lot- of wiring, were for precord/play on tape. Therefore the XLRs are rigged for that and it's not too simple to see how to use them for example with a shortwave radio that has only a line output. I would like to be least intrusive with any mods, so the schematic is very important.
I'm told they sound fantastic by someone who worked with that kind of gear. The output tubes are triode connected p-p 6AQ5, and the OPT are about 10W size, so I imagine these things are about perfection.
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Military version of the PT-6BN (for BiNaural) tape preamps. If you unscrew the black (military) label plates you'll find the original model and brand still printed on the faceplate. The Magnecord PT-6BN was the very first stereo (they called it "binaural") recorder available for the consumer market. Once restored these are very fine microphone (or line) preamps and highly regarded by recording studios for their "warm" sound.
The fact that they are dual channel (stereo) units is big plus if you ever want to sell them. And yes, they include a pair of 10W monitor amps.
The fact that they are dual channel (stereo) units is big plus if you ever want to sell them. And yes, they include a pair of 10W monitor amps.
Goodluck on schematics none really available. I've always wanted to buy a set of those and couple them with the matching transport for stereo recordings...
I'd like to ask again if any schematics for these Magnecord PT-6BN have ever turned up. They have quite a few connections on the back and it's not clear where to go in to get past any playback or other EQ that may exist and just get at the amplifier inputs.
Magnecord PT-6BN is the binaural PT-6.
Here's the base PT-6 manual. I suspect the BN is super-similar but doubled.
http://www.thehistoryofrecording.com/Manuals/Magnecord/Magnecord_PT6J-A_Manual.pdf
> They have quite a few connections on the back
Then post *pictures*. There are folks here who had to patch-in strange gear on short notice. A tape deck is usually "obvious" to an experienced hooker-upper.
Here's the base PT-6 manual. I suspect the BN is super-similar but doubled.
http://www.thehistoryofrecording.com/Manuals/Magnecord/Magnecord_PT6J-A_Manual.pdf
> They have quite a few connections on the back
Then post *pictures*. There are folks here who had to patch-in strange gear on short notice. A tape deck is usually "obvious" to an experienced hooker-upper.