Crown SS-824 (mid-1960s)
Not much is documented about the Crown SS-824. The record shows a multi-speed, quarter-track stereo/mono tape recorder. It was built as a separate transport chassis paired with a solid-state preamplifier/control center. High Fidelity (July 1965, p.53) ran it as an equipment report in its consumer's guide section and described exactly that setup. Period listings sometimes printed the name without the hyphen, as "SS824."
A 1964 listing adds a few more specs. Rated frequency response is 30-30,000 cps. It has VU metering and weighs 50 lb. It has a record preamplifier, two-channel microphone or radio-phono inputs, and preamplifier and headphone outputs. The price then was $945.
- Type: multi-speed, quarter-track stereo/mono tape recorder
- Construction: transport chassis plus solid-state preamplifier/control center
- Frequency response: 30–30,000 cps (period spec)
- Weight: 50 lb
- Period price: $945
Beyond those listings, the Archive's records hold little else. There is no service literature, no owner lore and no later market history. If you have an SS-824 or paperwork for one, send it in.
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