Mechalbor STM 610-01-10-13-18-33 – 2-track studio tape recorder, reel-to-reel, stereo, ¼ inch tape, Hungary, 1970s, Radio Opole

Mechalbor STM 610 -01-10-13-18-33. Described as the best tape recorder in the Eastern Bloc, it supported two speeds (19 and 38 cm/sec). Used until the early 1990s (even during the Olympic Games), it was used for most of the recordings made in the USSR. It was created as a response to the legendary Studer A80 reel-to-reel tape recorder manufactured in Switzerland