AIWA WX-220 (1984) | Wonder Double

 

The WX-220 is no ordinary double cassette deck. Why? Because it offers four times the performance. The WX-220 has a high-precision double speed drive which enables you to copy tapes in half the time. But there's more. Using the ALL-TRAC recording system, both sides of the tape can be copied simultaneously. Add it all together and it's the deck that copies your tapes four times faster than conventional double cassette decks. Exclusive ALL-TRAC Recording - Copying a 90 minute tape takes around 23 minutes, a 60 minute tape, just 15 minutes flat. Of course, single side and normal speed dubbing are also possible. The WX-220 gives you both speed and versatility. How does it work? AIWA's exclusive ALL-TRAC Recording system allows simultaneous dubbing both sides of the tape. Just press the HIGH SPEED A+B button and your tape will be ready in one-fourth the normal playing time. Even though the WX-220 has three different dubbing modes, operation is extremely simple because each mode has its own button. Thanks to AIWA's advanced microprocessor control, just a touch of the dubbing button of your choice is all it takes. No tricky adjustments or switching from side to side. Load the tapes, set the recording level sliders to the DUBBING LEVEL position, and everything's ready to go. Bias and equalization levels have already been set in both decks by the Auto Tape Selector, which adjusts automatically for Normal, CrO2, and Metal position tapes. 

Want to copy only certain selections from a tape? No problem with the WX-220. By using ten-selection programming buttons, you can specify the tunes to be copied in any order you like. Just set the program selector to the MS (music sensor) mode, and punch in the numbers of the master tape's songs in any order, up to 10 selections. This system even operates during double speed operation to get the job done far quicker than ordinary "stop and search" tape editing necessary with conventional dubbing decks. Random Dolby B/C NR setting in Decks I and II. To keep your tape copies as clear and noise-free as possible, AIWA has included Dolby B and C noise reduction in both decks. In the normal speed dubbing mode, the NR system for each side can be independently switched to allow copying of tapes encoded in either system. Of course, either deck's noise reduction system can be switched as you like. Original sale price in Germany: 1290 DM.

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