Viking

Explore Viking vintage audio equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

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• 423-A — Viking 423-A stereo tape recorder, c. 1967–68 — three-speed, three-motor drive, solid-state electronics, advertised under $370. Documentation is thin.
• 811-R — Obscure 8-track stereo recorder/player from Viking, later sold as Telex. Announced 1969 as one of the few 8-track decks that could record.
• 811W — Viking 811W: an obscure late-1960s solid-state 8-track tape player with walnut cabinet and built-in preamp, known mainly from Viking's own ads.
• PB-60 — Viking PB-60 playback preamp for FF75 tape decks — two controls, NARTB equalization, 60 dB S/N, sold as half a stereo pair.
• RP-120 — Viking RP-120 — the companion record/playback preamp for Viking's 230 RMQ tape transport, documented in 1965-67 audio reviews. Specs are sparse.

Other Models

• 423 — Viking 423 stereo tape recorder, advertised 1966–67. Three-speed, three-motor, solid-state; under $370. Little independent documentation survives.
• 433 — Viking 433: solid-state three-motor, three-speed stereo tape recorder, advertised 1967–1968 at under $370. Little documented beyond period advertising.
• 811 — Surviving information on the Viking 811 is mostly promotional. Viking ran ads in late 1967 and 1968 calling itself the first and largest tape cartridge.
• RP61 — Viking RP61 tube record/playback preamp: 30–14,000 cps playback, 60 db S/N, 6E5 eye, $77.50 net. The amp that made a Viking deck a recorder.