Otari MX55N-M - Fully serviced (Reduced Price)

Otari MX-55 N-M

 

For sale is an Otari MX-55N-M professional reel to reel recorder prepared by Dan Labrie of ATR 
Services/ATR Magnetics. 

 

Standard Features:

 

·       Includes Otari NAB Hub adapters

·       Includes (x1) ¼” Empty Reel – 10.5” NAB

·       Built-In Test Oscillator – 1k, 10k, 100 Hz

·       Built-In Monitor Speaker

·       Switchable NAB/IEC Equalization

·       Switchable Reference Fluxivity – 185, 250 and 320 nWb/m

·       Dolby HX-Pro (see below)

 

Service Report:

 

·       Heads at +80% life remaining

·       New Rubber Pinch Roller from Terry's Rubber Rollers

·       New Rubber Timer Wheel from Terry's Rubber Rollers

·       New bearings installed in Timer Wheel and Idler Roller

·       All stationary guides on head assembly and swing arms ultrasonically cleaned and rotated.

·       Custom Stainless Steel Lifter Sleeves for improved serviceability

·       Calibrated at both speeds for both EQs at 250 nWb/m, biased for ATR Master Tape.

·       Detail and Ultra-sonic cleaning of entire deck and control knobs

·       New OEM-matched hardware throughout.

 

PDF Operation and Service Manual – https://www.dropbox.com/s/zgz0y98h6f5gz9n/Otari%20MX-55T-M%2C%20T%2C%20N-M%20Operation%20and%20Maintenance.pdf?dl=0

 

PDF Schematics (Incomplete…sadly) – https://www.dropbox.com/s/h5gtcdiyb071kw4/Otari%20MX-55T-M%2C%20T%2C%20N-M%20Shematics%20%28Incomplete%29.pdf?dl=0

 

Cons:

·       Small blemish on leather wrist pad

·       Razor hash beneath splicing block.

·       Light crack to splicing block from over-torqueing screws

·       Small crack to head assembly lower trim piece located near the incoming head block guide.

·       One large thumb screw missing for PCB service door located in the meter housing.

 

Tech Tip #1

Search and Timer functions are operated by holding the CLR key in combination with the desired function

 

Tech Tip #2

The Otari MX-55 N-M is one of the few machines to include the Dolby HX-Pro Headroom Extension system.  Switchable on the Mic Amp board, “HX-Pro improves the high frequency performance of ay tape recorded on the MX-55 by analyzing the high frequency components of the audio signal and continuously adjusting recording bias to maintain bias linearity for optimum distortion, noise and frequency response characteristics.  HX-Pro is not an ‘encoding’ process, and does not require any decoding during playback.”

More info on HX-Pro - http://www.ant-audio.co.uk/Tape_Recording/Library/HX_Pro.pdf

Shipping / Pickup

The Otari MX-55N-M will be professionally packed by my trusted resource at Fedex Office for safe shipment and fully insured with signature confirmation.  Shipping charges depend on your proximity to us.  Email for a quote.

Due to weight and size of deck, local pickup is welcomed and preferred.  Test it first, then take it.

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