Nagra
IV-S
Introduced 1971$10,000 MSRP
Legendary Swiss portable stereo recorder used for decades in film and location sound, built to watchmaking standards. Highly collectible; heads, pinch roller and lubrication should be checked by a Nagra specialist, and the QGB adapter allows large-reel playback.
MSRP
$10,000
Used market · Good
$3,650
-64% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $4,500 at launch to $3,650 today.
Specifications
- Heads
- Separate recording and playback heads for confidence playback; 3 heads total, Permalloy, full-track-mono lineage per reel-reel.com's Series IV entry
- Format
- Portable stereo ¼-inch (6.35 mm) analog recorder; two audio tracks plus a central pilot/timecode track
- Motors
- 1 (servo-controlled)
- Weight
- 11.6 lb (5.25 kg) without batteries; 15 lb (6.4 kg) with batteries, 5-inch reels, and tape
- Options
- QGB tape extension for 10.5-inch reels; NAGRASYNC pilot or SMPTE/EBU 80-bit timecode (IV-STC)
- Dimensions
- 13¼ × 9½ × 4½ in (333 × 242 × 113 mm), closed
- Introduced
- 1971
- Speeds
- 3.75/7.5/15 ips
- Tape speeds
- 3¾, 7½, and 15 ips (9.5, 19, and 38 cm/s), NAB, CCIR, and Nagramaster equalization
- Track format
- 2-track (half-track) stereo
- Wow and flutter
- 0.05% at 15 ips; 0.07% at 7½ ips
- Max reel size
- 5"
- Frequency response
- 30 Hz–20 kHz ±2 dB at 15 ips
- Current resale range
- Serviced/tested examples around $4,850+, with late-production IV-STC timecode units commanding a premium
- Signal to noise ratio
- 74.5 dB NAB at 15 ips; 68 dB NAB at 7½ ips
Active listings (0)
No active listings for this component right now.
Similar but better
Matched by the Audiophilia engine on character, specs and market position.
Peers
Nagra · reel-to-reel
IV-STC
Price on request
- A close peer to this component
Nagra · reel-to-reel
T-Audio
Price on request
- A close peer to this component
Nagra · reel-to-reel
VPR-5
Price on request
- A close peer to this component
Nagra · reel-to-reel
IV (IV-L and IV-D) and 4.2
Price on request
- A close peer to this component