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STEREO 8-TRACK
TRACKS 
TAPE DECKS / PLAYERS / RECORDERS 

VINTAGE AND USED
REFURBISHED WITH A WARRANTY!

 

Vintage 8-Track Tape Decks : Used vintage, preowned pre-owned 8-track stereo tape cartridge deck decks
 & recorders / players for sale. Our 8-tracks / decks are refurbished with a 90 day warranty.
Quadraphonic 8-track / 4-channel Pioneer, Technics Panasonic, JVC Realistic, Electrophonic Craig,
Dokorder Marantz, Sansui Toyo, Sony, Sanyo TR RH H-R100 8-track tape players / recorders for sale.
Great
for transferring your 8-tracks to CD / DVD ROM or computer hard drive.

 

 

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 NEW ADDITION 5/27/09
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JVC / NIVICO

 
 MODEL ED-261U
 #...0400
 
 8-TRACK STEREO PLAY / RECORD DECK
 W/ AUTO STOP AND LOCKING FAST FORWARD!
 
 Circa MID 1970'S
MIJ
  
"WORLD AC POWER"

SOLD 6/4/09

 for sale
 We have completely gone through it cleaning and adjusting all. 
Heads in "like new" shape as well, with many years of performance left in them and head alignment / azimuth and track alignment has been adjusted with factory test tones and an O-Scope for peak performance and the best high-frequency response (not normally expected from an 8-track cartridge). Entire flywheel / capstan mechanism has been disassembled, cleaned, re-lubed and de-magnetized. Program change mechanism cleaned and re-lubed for trouble-free program changes. Record switch cleaned for noise free and continuous operation. New, main drive belt installed for years of trouble-free service. All original program record lamps work fine. Heads have been cleaned and de-magnetized and are in great shape. Play, signal path contacts burnished for static-free performance. Capstan cleaned, burnished and re-lubed. Input level and all internal pots cleaned and adjusted again with factory test tones and an O-scope. This machine would be perfect for burning your 8-track collection  to CD. Tape speed tested with factory 1kHz test tape for reproduction at 1001Hz or 99.90% accuracy!  This particular ED-261U, #...0400 is a great recording 8-Track deck after restoration. Records great with the following test results after adjusting heads and internal level controls; -5dB @ 1kHz on High Bias Chrome tape and sounds great! Lots of top end on playback of freshly recorded tapes. Deck in excellent cosmetic condition. All functions test and work GREAT!
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Great quality 8-track cartridge play / record deck. The JVC / Nivico ED-261U. This is a great deck for transferring a large amount of tapes to another media as it has two very important features. Locking Fast Forward and Auto Stop. These features are used to find the beginning of track one without "babysitting" the machine while the tape plays or fast forwards. Trying to do a lot of transfers, as a business without those two features will cost a lot of time / money! It also has variable output level controls to match your input device more correctly. This would also make a great machine to add to your vintage audio rig and / or to make tapes for your classic "Muscle Car".
 
 Features include:
  
  - Locking Fast Forward
  - Auto-Stop for either each track or entire tape  
- Record Capable
- Back-lit, analog VU level meters
  - Separate L & R Variable Input Level controls double as variable playback output level controls for fine tuning levels to your inputs
  - Pause Function
   - Dual 1/4" microphone inputs mounted on the front panel
  - 1/4" Stereo Headphone jack
- Track alignment screw accessible from bottom panel for making adjustments for problematic tapes
  - RCA and DIN I/O's
- Rear located Stereo / Mono switch
 -True "WORLD AC POWER" ™  allows unit to be operated on 50 or 60 Hz AC and will select voltages from 110v, 120v, 220v and 240 volts AC input.

SPECS:
Track system: 8-track, 2-channel stereo tape deck
Number of Heads: 2
Transport Control Type: Mechanical: Fast Forward, Play, Pause
Tape speed: 9.5 cm/s (3-3/4 ips)
Wow & Flutter: <0.2% @ 3-3/4ips
S/N RATIO: >50dB
 Frequency response: 30Hz to 14,000Hz (± 3dB @ 3-3/4ips)

Fast-Forward Wind Time:
Triple Play Speed / 11.25 ips

 
 Again, have completely gone through it making ready for playback for listening to or burning your collection. Once interesting feature of this deck is inside. The capstan motor is H-U-G-E! It's about the size of some Reel to Reel motors and is a JVC, Hysteresis-Synchronous, AC motor which is speed controlled from the AC mains, thus it's incredible speed accuracy as tested. It also features a surprisingly large power supply transformer for an 8-track and very heavy duty solenoids. Overall, it's a very well built machine by JVC.
Again, with it's Locking FF and Auto-Stop would make a great deck for a media transfer business. Great addition to your vintage audio system and for making new 8-track tapes for your classic car. Works great and looks LIKE NEW! Includes our standard 90 day limited warranty. Measures 16.5" wide x 10.5" deep x 4.75" high and weighs 14 lbs unpacked. 

 
JVC / NIVICO ED-261U
 
 Cond. 8.5++

 
$289.
SOLD 6/4/09




 




NEW ADDITION 12/9/08
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PIONEER / CENTREX
8-TRACK CARTRIDGE STEREO
TAPE DECK

MODEL RH-65
#...2005
WITH LOCKING FAST FORWARD!
Circa 1978 (from date on motor)
MIJ
for sale
We have completely gone through this Pioneer / Centrex RH-65 deck cleaning all and adjusting the head azimuth & track cross-talk for optimum performance and the best high-frequency response (not normally expected from 8-track cartridge performance). Head azimuth, track alignment, signal phase and internal output level pots all cleaned and then adjusted utilizing dual-trace oscilloscope and factory test tone tape. Internal playback and meter pots also adjusted w/ O-scope. Deck
has incredibly clear sounding highs even when using pre-recorded tapes. Entire transport and mechanism has been disassembled, cleaned, re-lubed and de-magnetized. New main drive installed. Program change mechanism cleaned and re-lubed for trouble-free program changes. Capstan cleaned, burnished / resurfaced and re-lubed. All original program, meter, record and auto-stop lamps work fine. Heads have been cleaned and de-magnetized and are in great shape. Play, Signal path contacts burnished for static-free performance. Only two issues with this deck. One is that the Auto-Stop does not seem to engage and we could find no way to rectify this. Also, Pioneer 8-tracks we get have non-functioning, non-repairable tape counters. They have an inherent issue with a small nylon gear around a steel shaft that after 30 years, cracks, thus locking it up every revolution. There are two types of Pioneer 8-track tape counters. Those that have already have cracked gears and those that are just about ready to have cracked gears. The "work-around" for this is to remove the linkage belt, thus rendering the counter as a "wall flower". This machine would be perfect for burning your 8-track collection  to CD. Tape speed checked to 97.3% accuracy.
This particular RH-65, #...2005 is a great recording 8-Track deck after restoration. Records great with the following test results after adjusting heads and internal level controls; -2dB @ 1kHz.
Dolby circuit is exceptional sounding on this particular deck. With exception of the above mentioned counter issue and "Auto-Stop" all functions test fine and everything works GREAT!
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Decent performing Pioneer / Centrex RH-65 8-track.
Great for listening to your tape collection, burning your tapes to another media or for making "new" 8-track tapes for listening in your vintage or muscle car.
Features include:

- Dolby Noise Reduction for Playback or Recording
-
Dual analog VU level meters
-
Locking
Fast Forward
-
Locking Pause
-
Front-mounted, separate Left and Right level controls the input recording signal
- Front mounted, 1/4" stereo headphone jack
- Dual
¼" microphone inputs mounted on the front panel

SPECS:
Track system: 8-track, 2-channel stereo tape deck
Number of Heads: 2
Noise Reduction Type:
Dolby
Transport Control Type: Mechanical: Fast Forward, Play, Pause
Tape speed: 9.5 cm/s (3-3/4 ips)
Wow & Flutter: <0.150% @ 3-3/4ips
S/N RATIO: >45dB w/ no Dolby NR, >55dB w/ Dolby NR
Crosstalk: >45dB
 Frequency response: 30Hz to 15,000Hz (± 3dB @ 3-3/4ips)
Erase Ratio: >50dB
Input Level: Mic: 0.5 mV, Line: 100 mV
Line Input Impedance: 1000 k
Ω
Line Output Level:  580mV
Line Output Impedance: 10
Ω
Headphone Impedance: 8
Ω
Fast-Forward Wind Time:
Double Play Speed / 7.5ips


Again, we have completely gone through this unit, refurbishing and then testing with amazing "sonic" results for an 8-track. This machine would be perfect for burning your 8-track collection to CD or computer and making new tapes for your show / muscle car. Again the only two issues are the non-functioning "Auto-Stop" and tape counter. One unique feature of this deck as opposed to many 8-tracks is that it allows monitoring of audio signal when recording. Unit looks good and sounds GREAT! (Tape cartridge shown in photos not included with deck) Includes our standard 90 day limited warranty. Measures 14.75" wide x 11.5" deep x 5" high and weighs 15 lbs unpacked. 
PIONEER / CENTREX RH-65
Cond. 8
$249. 

 

 

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Due to the age, conditions in which many 8-track tapes have been stored in and subjected to and the inherent quality shortcomings of the 8-track cartridge format (ie; case shape tolerances, and pressure pad designs), most tapes will not sound as good as most of today's modern formats and likely not as good as even their original, limited quality sound.

 

 

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NEW ADDITION 11/26/08

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PIONEER
8-TRACK CARTRIDGE STEREO
TAPE DECK

MODEL H-R100
#...7078
WITH LOCKING FAST FORWARD!
AND AUTO STOP!

Circa 1974-76
MIJ

SOLD 12/15/08




 




NEW ADDITION 12/9/08
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WARDS / AIRLINE
8-TRACK CARTRIDGE STEREO
TAPE DECK

MODEL GEN 6827A
#...6088
WITH LOCKING FAST FORWARD!
Circa 1970's

SOLD 1/21/09



 
  

     


NEW ADDITION 11/11/08
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PANASONIC
8-TRACK CARTRIDGE STEREO
PLAY TAPE DECK

MODEL RS-801US
#...1051
MIJ
SOLD 1/16/09


 
 
 
 


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