nagra 4.2 tape recorder ruby guides excellent condition 100% working and calibrated. used very little Start Price USD 300.00 Current Price USD 900.00 Time Left - Bid Count 8 Buy It Now Price USD 900.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location new orleans, LA See more about 'nagra 4.2 tape recorder ruby guides excellent condition' Description up for auction is a nagra 4.2 professional 1/4" mono reel to reel with synch (plug included). i am including the leather carrying case, an assortment of connectors, the power supply, an operation manuel (very complete and understandable), four unopened 7" reels of ampex 356, and receipts for it's last three service encounters (dating back to 1988). it has been fully tested and calibrated for ampex 356 at 15 ips and ampex 480 at 71/2 ips by the very reputable dan dugan of san francisco. the previous owner had it serviced and then basicly didn't use it for the next fourteen years. i bought it in june of 2004 and had it cleaned, serviced and calibrated {and had a new power supply connector installed) and i've used it maybe thirty or at most forty hours since then. the battery chamber is immaculate. it operates perfectly. every function works as it should and it sounds great. when recording a local vocalist here in new orleans, her reaction was she had never heard her voice sound better or clearer. there are no issues with this machine that i've been able to find. it comes with a basic mic preamp input and a line input (ready for a mixer or processed audio). there are several different preamp input modules available; these were my choice. the heads have very light wear. this unit is in excellent shape and is ready to go. international buyers and buyers with less than five positive feedbacks or less than 95% positive feedback must contact me before biding or thier bids will be canceled Place a Bid!