Head impedance Technics 1500

No tapes, thanks for the clarity

All solid state reel to reel machines have low impedance heads. In this case the head was made specifically for this machine, so sorting out what the actual impedance is will likely have to be done by measurement.

However an SUT will do the job; but for best results its output will have to be loaded properly. This will deal with whatever the actual head inductance is.


Do you have any test tapes?

Sorry I assumed that all would know, this is a Technics 1500 reel to reel. My apologies. Anyone know the head impedance for this popular reel to reel deck?

If you are using a low-output mc cartridge a SUT with a 1:10 X ratio will do wonders for improving your SQ! Bellari is a good recommendation (I have one). USA - made and reasonably priced ($300+).

What is the cartridge you are using?