Existence of the Studer A816 was questioned by many Studer aficionados and later confirmed by the man, Martin Berner, in one of the original Studer List discussions.
Now, I just heard from a seller in Germany, Sandro, whom I had bought another rare Digitech F500 tape recorder also made in Germany that works with magnetic coating on the outside.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Studer-A816-Mas...01992941?pt=Bandmaschinen&hash=item27b8abd2ed
From the photos of the A816, it came from the same source - probably a radio station. If you would notice, A816 is also configured to have the tape loaded with magnetic coating on the outside.
Technically, it's a mix of A820 transport control - probably a modification of A812 and same audio section with A820, A812, and A810.
Now, I just heard from a seller in Germany, Sandro, whom I had bought another rare Digitech F500 tape recorder also made in Germany that works with magnetic coating on the outside.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Studer-A816-Mas...01992941?pt=Bandmaschinen&hash=item27b8abd2ed
From the photos of the A816, it came from the same source - probably a radio station. If you would notice, A816 is also configured to have the tape loaded with magnetic coating on the outside.
Technically, it's a mix of A820 transport control - probably a modification of A812 and same audio section with A820, A812, and A810.
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