Composite magnetic head assembly for guiding a magnetic tape with improved stability

A composite type magnetic head assembly comprises a first magnetic head, a first base supported on a body of a tape recorder for carrying the first magnetic head, a first supporting mechanism for supporting the first base on the body of the tape recorder such that the first magnetic head is rotatable about a hypothetical axis passing through the first magnetic head in a direction parallel to a tape transport direction, a second base supported on the first base, a second magnetic head supported on the second base in a downstream side of the tape transport direction relative to the first magnetic head, and a second supporting mechanism provided on the base such that the second magnetic head is rotatable about the hypothetical axis independently from the first magnetic head, wherein the first and second magnetic heads are rotated about the hypothetical axis in mutually opposing directions.