"Vega MP-122S": detailed review with video

Nowadays no one can be surprised by new technology. Even a simple smartphone has a player, radio, Internet access and other joys. Previously, buying a tape recorder became an event. One of the interesting models was the Vega MP-122S tape recorder. People still want to buy it for their collection.

History of creation

A star named “Vega” shone brightly for a long time, but went out quietly and imperceptibly. BRZ stopped production in 1995. In fact, the plant does not exist, but the electronics assembled there are still alive, and largely thanks to former employees and tireless collectors.

Reference! Production was located in Berdsk. The plant was called PO Vega. All other renamings are like dancing with a tambourine. No one has ever returned him to his former glory.

The Vega MP-122S tape recorder began production in 1987. The first models came in silver or black casing. Shiny nameplates with the brand name “Vega” were installed on the front panel. Subsequently, this luxury was lost.

There were several design options in just the short release period. Each time production became simpler.

Technical description

The model was based on the previous version 120. The tape drive mechanism migrated from there. The display unit has been improved. A speed of 9.53 cm/s was added.

“Vega MP-122S” itself becomes a base. It was on its basis that the Vega TM-122S cash receiver was created, where the second tape drive replaced the FM tuner with 8 stations.

Reference! After the collapse of the plant, an enterprise called Vega-SIB was formed.Its specialists adapted the tape recorder for the special services. The device learned to operate in constant recording and playback mode, acquired remote control and other functions. According to some reports, it was used by Russian intelligence.

Modes implemented in Vega MP-122:

1. Playing and recording audio cassettes in two speeds.
2. Search recordings during the pause between songs.
3. Sequential playback second cassette after the first.
4. Review cassette.
5. Rewind to the beginning of the tape followed by automatic playback.
6. Memory, that is, the device can remember the point on the cassette.
7. Synchronous dubbing.
8. Recording a pause.

These functions make this tape recorder unique in terms of ease of use, which had no equal in the USSR.

Technical features:

1. Compander noise reduction system.
2. Possibility to choose between two settings: Fe And Cr for the corresponding cassette types.
3. Available headphone jack with volume control: right and left channels separately from each other.
4. When recording and rewriting, it is possible adjust the input signal level: Right and left channels are separate from each other.
5. Signal level indicator for the right and left channels: red or red-green.
6. The Vega MP-122 tape recorder, like its other peers, had a pocket light. It allowed you to see how much tape was left.
7. Pseudosensory control.
8. Three-engine tape mechanism. He allowed do not use belts.
9. "Universal, wear-resistant sandustovaya head».
10. Electronic tape counter.
11. LED indication of modes.

Review

It’s better to look at Vega, so we suggest you familiarize yourself with a small video. The functionality becomes clear on it.At the same time, you can appreciate the brutal appearance of the inexorable Soviet electronics that survived into the 21st century.