TAD

Explore TAD vintage audio equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Cassette Decks

• Nakamichi 582 (1979–1981) — The Nakamichi 582 (1979–1981) — a three-head, dual-capstan cassette deck so stable that Audio magazine kept a pristine sample as its tape-measurement reference into the 1990s.

Preamplifiers

• C-600 — TAD C-600 reference preamp — $42,000, fully balanced dual-mono, 400W external supply, 0.1 dB attenuator. TAD's outgoing flagship.

Reel To Reel

• Revox PR-99 — Revox PR-99 reel-to-reel: a broadcast-ready B77 derivative with raised deck plate, balanced I/O, and self-sync. A studio workhorse from 1981.

Speakers

• TD-4001 — TAD TD-4001 compression driver — two-inch throat, four-inch beryllium diaphragm, the high-frequency reference of early-1980s pro audio.

Tubes

• 12AY7 — TAD 12AY7 preamp tube — a medium-mu twin triode from Tube Amp Doctor that cuts gain ~50% vs a 12AX7. Announced 2016.