The A807: a Legend in Sound Preservation
When it comes to digitizing ¼-inch audio tapes, the STUDER A807 stands in a league of its own. Renowned for its unmatched sound fidelity, rugged build, and operator-friendly design, it’s the trusted choice for archives and institutions worldwide.
We maintain a large fleet of fully serviced A807 units, ready to support even the most demanding preservation projects.
Curious how this iconic 2-track reel-to-reel recorder can fit into your digitization workflow? Get in touch – we’d love to hear about your project and explore how we can help.
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Introduced in 1986, the A807 Tape Recorder was a worldwide and instant success.
Radio and TV Broadcasters such as the BBC, SRW and SRF considered the A807 a true work horse and had many of them in daily use.
It’s important to realize the STUDER A807 can handle different tape speeds, ranging from 9,5 to 38 cm/sec up to a maximum of 76 cm/sec. To deliver the best playback quality, our A807 reproducers are equipped with the original STUDER stereo butterfly reproduce heads (model 1.318.636). Moreover, for safety reasons we removed the erase and record heads and replaced them with a so called ‘dummy heads’.
Optionally available: 2-track stereo head block with an original STUDER azimuth corrector, or a 4-channel, 4-track, 1/2-inch A807 (A807 – 0,5 z). To support your operator team during and increase production efficiency, it’s good to know the STUDER A807 is remote controllable.
Looking to preserve the highest quality from your audiotape archive collection?
Explore our blog article on what ‘Quality’ truly means in audiovisual archiving.
