dagnabbit :-P

mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
edited March 2012 in 2 Channel Audio
Susan & I went to a recently-opened consignment shop in the next town over from us (Littleton) today. It's in an old garden shop. Out in the old greenhouse I had the misfortune to espy a very vintage Tandberg 64 stereo reel to reel deck for thirty smackers. It's here now. Needless to say, it doesn't work - but it is in good physical shape, and it does have panache and potential. It also came with four reels of tape (albeit cheapie "Audiotape" brand) - one still sealed.

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(catalog page from Phantom Productions' handy vintage catalog archive)

Wonder if the original tubes are still inside? :-) That's a project for another day; they're not quite trivial to take apart...

It can keep my mono Tandberg 92 (which does work, albeit not as well as it should) company, I guess.

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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited March 2012
    The plants must have been digging the sonic waves.Dam Hippies.:cheesygrin:
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited March 2012
    Very Cool ! You may have to give Ken S. a bib ! LOL. :cool:
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited March 2012
    Pretty cool Mr. H. I picked up my 1st reel to reel yesterday and have no idea how to use it, but it did power on. It's an Akai 1710W 4ch tube piece. I have always thought the reel to reels would be fun to try and saw this one on CL near me for very little money and could not resist bringing it home along with the Lafayette LR-4000 4ch receiver it was paired with. She even threw in about 15 tapes for free.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited March 2012
    Very sweet deck, Mr. H. love the "magic eye" record level indicator and the "shift lever" transport control. I believe the internal flywheel is either copper coated or made from solid copper. Inside the Tandbergs are so mechanical they look like they could be steam powered.
    Enjoy your rescue!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited March 2012
    Very cool piece of history, FTR, I love magic eyes. I have a small tube amp that uses one for output level indicator. Love watching it bounce :cool:

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited March 2012
    I like magic eyes, too...

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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2012
    You spent $30?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited March 2012
    I did, plus there was tax.
    The deck does appear to be full of Telefunkens, as it should be...
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