Period press · High Fidelity, April 1977 · scan pages 41

Otari's Son of MX-5050

The Mark II photographed from a high three-quarter angle in a wooden floor cabinet: two reels on the transport, the head assembly under its cover, and the electronics in a separate raised housing behind the transport with two VU meters between level knobs. ⤢ zoomThe Mark II photographed from a high three-quarter angle in a wooden floor cabinet: two reels on the transport, the head assembly under its cover, and the electronics in a separate raised housing behind the transport with two VU meters between level knobs.

Otari's Mark II open-reel tape deck, the latest generation of its MX-5050, comes in a half-track two-channel version using ¼-inch tape and a four-channel ½-inch version. Mounting versatility is provided by separate transport and electronics. The DC servo drive includes a ±7% pitch adjustment at 15 and 7½ ips. Frequency response (at 15 ips) is rated as 35 Hz to 25 kHz, ±3 dB. The two-channel version has an extra quarter-track playback head and a splicing block on the head cover. Low-impedance microphone transformers, balanced-line input and output transformers, remote control, and floor console are available. The basic two-channel model of the Mark II costs $2,195; the four-channel version is $3,195.

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