I still have this one at home, slipping in the very same room with me, perfect working condition... Maybe the best looking type deck ever...my opinion..... I have few more RTR, revox, teac, akai gx 747... but this is pure beauty, and the sound is just wow! Grab you in cocoon of music like spider. Love it, thank you Philips for developing this unit
Beautiful deck... Any chance that I can buy it? In my 'audiophile days' I owned a Philips N4506. It had 3-head/2-motors, auto-reverse and a built-in mixing board. It was very nice but not even close to the 4520 or 4522, (or even the 7300!), all of which I would love to buy if I could find one. BTW, I always loved those jazz electronic keyboards. I played the drums in a few bands and two of them had some serious Rolland keyboards that could create that voice perfectly! A kind of pipe-organ with an electric organ (and maybe mixed in with a little bit of electric piano). Very cool sound. Rich
@@Robbie68K I'd love to get a N4520! I Own a Tascam 32 1/2 track mastering deck, a Teac 3440A 4-track/4-channel and a little Akai 4000DS MKII 4-track/2-channel. I don't really use the Akai much and I'd practically give it away (in very good shape, plus I added a second internal cooling fan and custom hard-cover). I need to see if I can get a N4520 in descent shape. Thanks, Rich
Rich Those are nice machines as well. I’m happy to own a N4520 and it’s a keeper. You can find one for sale every now and then here in the Netherlands. I hope one day you’ll get lucky and find one.
@@Robbie68K Yes, thanks again Robbie! As much as I try to keep up with this kind of equipment, I know I miss some info on good models every now and then. However, I was very surprised that I didn't know about the N4520 until you told me because I was always impressed with the N4506 when I owned that back in 1980 or '81. I know that the N4520 is more advanced than the N4506, by far. I'm impressed with the kind of heads Philips put in that machine and because I do almost nothing but 15 IPS recording, I was very happy to see that the N4520 had included that speed. In fact, after I read some of the basic specifications, (and the fact that it had switchable tape bias right on the panel), I became even more interested in getting one in the future. I've got some things to take care of but I'll probably start a serious search for one by next month. Rich
There is one model higher N4522 two track. but a N4520 is also very nice Cost a fortune i am afraid....... My deck was a Aristona EW5512 much much cheaper. But the sound was oke.
I wonder if that records in 4 track at 15 ips so you could record on both sides. I have a Tascam 2 track and I go through tape like crazy. I think 15 ips sounds so much better than 7 1/2.
For the typical home enthusiast, 15 ips is a hideous waste of (expensive) tape....7 1/2 ips, with an outboard dbx unit is a much more practical and cost-effective solution. I made such a copy from a pristine vinyl LP of Yes`s "Fragile" album, it sounds better than a CD.
@@blackwaterdogs4256 I have a 4522 and I must agree that 15ips is probably better than most of us need. Freq response is well up to 20kHz at 7 1/2 ips but there is a bit more hiss.
@@garethonthetube Yes, I hear you (also agree). As I mentioned in my earlier post, if I`m striving for the BEST results, I will employ a stand-alone dbx unit, which knocks the noise floor WAY down, where it`s just about inaudible....
I still have this one at home, slipping in the very same room with me, perfect working condition... Maybe the best looking type deck ever...my opinion..... I have few more RTR, revox, teac, akai gx 747... but this is pure beauty, and the sound is just wow! Grab you in cocoon of music like spider. Love it, thank you Philips for developing this unit
Die N4520 von Philips, einer der geilsten Bandmaschinen der WELT.
warum?
I wish they would bring these units back.
+Michael Clayton whe couldnt afford them .... to much mecanics inside...
Revox comes with a new one this year.... but the price .... around 5000 euros.... :(
a hell of money, we all canot effort
Beautiful deck... Any chance that I can buy it? In my 'audiophile days' I owned a Philips N4506. It had 3-head/2-motors, auto-reverse and a built-in mixing board. It was very nice but not even close to the 4520 or 4522, (or even the 7300!), all of which I would love to buy if I could find one.
BTW, I always loved those jazz electronic keyboards. I played the drums in a few bands and two of them had some serious Rolland keyboards that could create that voice perfectly! A kind of pipe-organ with an electric organ (and maybe mixed in with a little bit of electric piano). Very cool sound.
Rich
Rich Paul Never buy a 7300. Full plastic, parts break beyond repair after 40 years. Get a N4450 or this N4520. Do yourself a favor.
@@Robbie68K I'd love to get a N4520! I Own a Tascam 32 1/2 track mastering deck, a Teac 3440A 4-track/4-channel and a little Akai 4000DS MKII 4-track/2-channel. I don't really use the Akai much and I'd practically give it away (in very good shape, plus I added a second internal cooling fan and custom hard-cover). I need to see if I can get a N4520 in descent shape.
Thanks,
Rich
Rich Those are nice machines as well. I’m happy to own a N4520 and it’s a keeper. You can find one for sale every now and then here in the Netherlands. I hope one day you’ll get lucky and find one.
@@Robbie68K Yes, thanks again Robbie! As much as I try to keep up with this kind of equipment, I know I miss some info on good models every now and then. However, I was very surprised that I didn't know about the N4520 until you told me because I was always impressed with the N4506 when I owned that back in 1980 or '81. I know that the N4520 is more advanced than the N4506, by far.
I'm impressed with the kind of heads Philips put in that machine and because I do almost nothing but 15 IPS recording, I was very happy to see that the N4520 had included that speed. In fact, after I read some of the basic specifications, (and the fact that it had switchable tape bias right on the panel), I became even more interested in getting one in the future.
I've got some things to take care of but I'll probably start a serious search for one by next month.
Rich
amazing machine!!
There is one model higher N4522 two track. but a N4520 is also very nice
Cost a fortune i am afraid.......
My deck was a Aristona EW5512 much much cheaper. But the sound was oke.
Génial ! j'ai le meme MAIS EN PANNE... Je recherche le schema..MERCI
You record with the mpx filter active 😊 and nab and at +8
I wonder if that records in 4 track at 15 ips so you could record on both sides. I have a Tascam 2 track and I go through tape like crazy. I think 15 ips sounds so much better than 7 1/2.
Not sure if you had your answer yet but I think it might I have one so I could test it for you if you'd like me to
The 4520 plays/ records in 4-track format. (2 tracks mono or in stereo on each side of the tape) It has 3 3/4 7,5 and 15 ips.
For the typical home enthusiast, 15 ips is a hideous waste of (expensive) tape....7 1/2 ips, with an outboard dbx unit is a much more practical and cost-effective solution. I made such a copy from a pristine vinyl LP of Yes`s "Fragile" album, it sounds better than a CD.
@@blackwaterdogs4256 I have a 4522 and I must agree that 15ips is probably better than most of us need. Freq response is well up to 20kHz at 7 1/2 ips but there is a bit more hiss.
@@garethonthetube Yes, I hear you (also agree). As I mentioned in my earlier post, if I`m striving for the BEST results, I will employ a stand-alone dbx unit, which knocks the noise floor WAY down, where it`s just about inaudible....
i want to by this product audio taping in my studio, but where ???? i always want to have this, richard van den broek netherlands
ebay in Austria or Germany, evt. in Switzerland. Those were produced in Vienna.
when playing 1.4 mono or 3.2 do you hear both speakers?
That's right! It's a way to listen to only the left channel over 2 outputs, or the right channel over the same 2 outputs.
@@FrankPachen THANKS. How's the speed flow [is there an adjustment inside to get it 100% right].
Nice
how much is that?
Super!
Great deck. But 30 ips and 4-track? No!
Imate li koji za prodaju ili sličan sa zvučnicima 50 do 100 vati za upotrebu.
1 - 38, 2 - 19, 3 - 9, 4 - 38
No me gusto, solo muestra la máquina grabando, y que hay de como se empieza de cero. Colocar los carretes y eso.