Philips - N-4522 - 2 track, professional, high-speed Reel to reel deck 26 cm

Auction contents:

Philips N-4522 stereo 2-track, high-speed tape deck (Austria 1982)
Serial number: WR01018002988

With 4 metal reels, black and blue and a set of original Philips NAB adapters as pictured, what you see is what you get.
Comes with the manual, service manual, all photos/scans and various Philips brochures on CD-ROM

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Condition:

The recorder is in excellent condition and shows hardly any signs of use.
Only the labeling on the head housing shows slight deterioration, the large 2-track has been supplemented.
The unit was sparingly used by the first owner before coming into our hands.
Our own technical service has given the unit a full major service where all knobs and switches were cleaned ultrasonically.
There is no squeak, crack, or rattle here; the unit is utterly silent.
The Philips has been extensively tested and measured.
All factory specifications are more than met.

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Description:

A very luxuriously built, Vienna-developed, lovingly and exceptionally solidly constructed hi-fi unit from the last professional line of tape decks Philips built in Austria.
With the approaching advent of CDs, analog recorder builders were forced to push the envelope regarding signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic range.
The N-4522 reflects what was technically feasible at the time.
Equipped with 38 cm/s recording speed, this reel-to-reel tape deck still presents an excellent figure even today.
During the demonstration tape recording there was no audible difference between source and tape.

Philips also built a 4-track version, the widely praised N-4520.
The 2-track version offered here is regarded as the professional studio model.

The last 5 photos are scans of a test that was published in the German Audio, April 1980 issue.
The always thorough German testers put the N-4522 under the spotlight and compared it with the (made in Germany) ASC-6002, the then standard for sound quality.
The Philips is well reviewed and described as a "machine trimmed for uncompromising good sound quality."

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Specifications:
3 speeds: 9.5 / 19 / 38 cm/s
3 motors
3 heads
Dimensions: 53 x 53 x 23 cm (H x W x D)
Weight: 25 kg
Packaging: Rajapack CAT13 triple-gusset XXL heavy duty box
Packed weight: 32 kg
Shipping: by courier
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Data:

Manufacturer: Philips
Model: N-4522 (2-track version)
Type: Stereo reel-to-reel tape
Years of manufacture: 1979 - 1983
Manufactured in: Austria
Color: Front aluminum/silver, housing anthracite
Remote control: Yes, 5-pin DIN
Power consumption: 75 W
Dimensions (W x H x D): 530 x 527 x 230 mm
Weight: 25 kg
Original price in Holland approx.: 3500,-

Connections:

Headphone output front, stereo 6.3 mm jack, 8 - 2000 Ohm, 40 mW at 600 Ohm
Monitor output: 0 - 1 V, adjustable, 11 kOhm
Line outputs: 1 V, 10 kOhm

Line inputs:
RCA: 100 mV, 1 MOhm
DIN 5-pin: 2 mV, 20 kOhm
Microphone input: 0.2 mV, 2 kOhm, front, left, 6.3 mm jack, 50 - 2000 Ohm
Microphone input: 0.2 mV, 2 kOhm, front, right, 6.3 mm jack, 50 - 2000 Ohm

Max reel diameter: 26.5 cm
Heads: 3
Tracks: 2
Tape speeds:
9.5 cm/s
19 cm/s
38 cm/s

Special Features
Trick options like mixer with master controller

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Packaging and shipping:

The recorder is packed with extreme care and shipped worldwide.
We are very experienced in packing vulnerable audio equipment such as turntables and heavy tape recorders, "secure packaging is our middle name."

Shipping is arranged by Catawiki-smart shipping; they have struck a very favorable deal with several couriers.
This means we as the seller are not involved in the shipping costs and you as the buyer are guaranteed the most favorable shipping costs on the market.

Pickup in Haren near Groningen is of course also possible.

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Hofkamp & van Droffelaar:

Specialists in vintage audio and analog camera technology with their own technical service.
All items offered at auction have been tested for functionality and restored if necessary.
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