Manufactured: 1969 – 1972
Designer: Jacob Jensen
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Beocord 1600 Type 4205 was a reel-to-reel tape recorder. Among its special features it had sound on sound, automatic recording level control and mixing controls The PA Amplifier could be operated without the motor running.
Bang & Olufsen’s Beocord 1600 tape recorder was designed by Jacob Jensen and was the second product to receive the iF Award in 1971.
Type: 4205 (1969 to Dec 1972)
Tape speeds 19 and 9.5 cm/sec (7 1/2 and 3 3/4 in/sec.)
Number of tracks 4 tracks record and playback
Real size Max. 18cm
Playing times Tape Speed 19 cm/sec
360M 2 x 30 min
540M 2 x 45 min
720M 2 x 60 min
1080M 2 x 90 min
Tape Speed 9.5 cm/sec
360M 2 x 60 min
540M 2 x 90 min
720M 2 x 120 min
1080M 2 x 180 min
For mono, multiply above playing times by 4
Fast forward and rewind Approx. 200 sec for LP tape
Counter Pushbutton reset, 4 digit readout
Wow and flutter 19 cm/sec +/- 0.15% (DN 45507)
Speed deviation Less than 1 %
Tape stop Photo-electric stop at end of tape
Amplifier
Frequency response 19 cm/sec: 30 – 20,000 Hz (DIN 45500)
Power output 10 watts per channel, RMS 20 watts per channel, music load
Tone controls Bass: +13 dB / -18 dB at 50 Hz
Treble: +/- 10 dB at 10 kHz
Equalization 19 cm/sec: 50 µsec, 3180 µsec
Distoriton Less than 5% over tape at VU 0
Less than 1% in amplifier
Signal-to-noise ratio 65 dB (DIN 45500, 4 – 2.5)
Cross-talk selectance Mono: Better than 60 dB at 1000 Hz
Stereo: Better than 40 dB at 1000 Hz
Erasure Better than 70 dB
Erase frequency 100 kHz
Voltage: 110 – 130 – 220 – 240 volts AC
Power consumption: 22 – 135 W
Dimensions W x H x D: 44 x 14.7 x 33 cm
Weight: 11.7 kg
Connections: Inputs Gramophone: 470 k ohms – 8 mV / 1000 Hz
Outputs Speaker: One pair, 4 ohms
Really nice Beocord Reel to Reel Tape Deck from Bang & Olufsen. Cosmetically, it is really nice with some scratches on the dust cover itself, but otherwise it looks really nice. Technically, it has been cleaned and adjusted and serviced. Plays really well.
