Tascam 122mkII serviced and modified - 120V

[A.N.T.]

The deck is in a decent condition, I put it on the bay a while ago but as it is for 120V I thought I should mention it here. I will be happy with £500 (UK Pounds) + delivery at cost. Or offers? The deck is in the UK.

The following was done on the deck:

The DD capstan motor elcaps all changed
New idlers and belt
Transport is cleaned and lubricated
The pitch potentiometer replaced with some mechanical mods and operates nicely
Pots and switches cleaned and lubricated
The mute circuit is repaired and updated (was distorting horribly)
The PB amp is updated
Two LC4066 replaced, one with wire links (so the meters are always connected before the output level adjustment) and the second with ANT4066B.
Some critical capacitors were upgraded.
The calibration works well on all tape types.
Deck is aligned and adjusted.

Cheers

Alex

 

[J!m]

The technical pinnacle of the 122.
If I didn’t have two restored Mk. III’s I’d probably grab it.

 

[Elite-ist]

Good luck with your sale, Alex.

I have my own Tascam 122 MKII up for consignment sale at Innovative Audio, along with my Sansui SC-3310 (complete with factory carton, rack handles, OM and brochure).





Nando.

 

[A.N.T.]

The technical pinnacle of the 122.
If I didn’t have two restored Mk. III’s I’d probably grab it.

Mk II is a much better sounding deck than Mk III, especially after the modifications. Mk III is almost useless to modify even as the main limitation to the sound quality comes from Dolby chips used. Unless you remove these , there is no hope for it.

Cheers

Alex

 

[J!m]

There are plenty that sound better but I’m happy it records the source without much change. I like the interface as well.