Technics RS-1500US // Vintage / 2-Track Reel to Reel / Completely Overhauled

The Technics RS-1500US is one of the great open-reel machines of the late ’70s—a rugged, broadcast-grade deck built with the kind of overengineering that made Technics a legend in tape. With its direct-drive, quartz-locked transport, the RS-1500US offers rock-solid speed stability and tape handling that feels impossibly smooth, even decades later. Its half-track record / quarter-track playback format makes it both a mastering tool and a flexible home-listening machine, while the massive 10.5" reel capability and forward-thinking isoloop transport show just how serious Technics was about precision.

Sonically, it delivers everything tape lovers chase: huge dynamics, velvety midrange texture, and that deep, dimensional soundstage only open-reel can pull off. Built like industrial sculpture and engineered to last, the RS-1500US remains one of the most beloved—and bulletproof—consumer/pro decks ever made.

*Metal reels not included

S/N: RI701272

RESTORATIONS

• Replaced counter belts
• Replaced switch knobs
• Replaced brake pads with cork
• Adjusted playback azimuth for both 2 track and 4 track heads
• Adjusted record azimuth
• Verified speeds
• Adjusted record and playback levels
• Deglazed pinch rollers
• Cleaned control contacts
• Cleaned tape path
• Replaced electrolytic capacitors on reel motor driver and tension boards
• Reconditioned wood side panels