Mr. Kenneth S (and other reel to reel fanciers)...

mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
edited February 2014 in 2 Channel Audio
... looky what followed me home from the annual big antique radio fleamarket at Westford, MA yesterday...

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TC-777 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

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TC-777 2 by mhardy6647, on Flickr
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited February 2014
    Not a RTR guy, but it's always nice to see older gear like this survive in tact. A part of audio history that isn't so relevant today, but nice to see examples kept up and used.

    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: 33,802
    edited February 2014
    speaking of which...

    http://www.npr.org/2014/02/17/277548570/that-old-time-sound-captured-live-in-the-moment
    http://the78project.com/
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited February 2014
    Ah, a Sony TC-777 full recorder, beautiful machine! You are a lucky guy to say the least.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited February 2014
    ... and, thanks to one of the local gurus, the price was right.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited February 2014
    Very nice Mark. Looks clean , great find
    ..
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2014
    Those old Sonys are nice. A friend had one back in the day.

    Alan Lomax, a legend. I met him a couple of times after some presentations in NYC in the '80s. In the words of Spock: Fascinating!
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2014
    Sorry, double post. Site was stuck!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited February 2014
    Nice deck! My dad had a very similar R2R deck when I was a kid. Can't remember the model number. My older brother and I always referred to it a "the brown tape deck". Congratulations!
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    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited February 2014
    "the brown tape deck" sounds more like an Ampex 600... :-)
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