Any reel to reel guys here?
Joey_V
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Looking for some camaraderie. Any R2R guys here?
Magico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound
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Hey Joey. I'm one of those guys. I'm running a TEAC A-6100. It plays both 2- and 4-track tapes and records in 2-track. I have done approximately zero recording, lol. I collect old pre-recorded tapes from the 50's and 60's. Jazz and Classical. Do you have a deck? Here's my rig and tapes.
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That’s amazing
Looks so clean and I bet the sound is fantastic
I’m just looking into maybe acquiring one one of these daysMagico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound -
That’s amazing
Looks so clean and I bet the sound is fantastic
I’m just looking into maybe acquiring one one of these days
You had better get REAL friendly with Ken @SeleniumFalcon and figure out which kind of booze he is enamored with.......
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The Teac deck is a beauty, no doubt about it. How does that Dizzy tape sound? Great collection of 2 track tapes! Very nice!
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yup.
No big-league decks here, but a couple of decent prosumer/radio station level decks.
I got three of these from a local radio station; kept the best one and gave away the other two (including their carts, probably the best part in the case of the other two). These will never turn any audiophiles' heads without a lot of work, but they're dependable, solid, fairly flexible and not bad at all from an audio perspective.
Charles "Stellavox" King kindly synthesized this A77 for me as a two-track high speed deck using the parts of three organ donors (two I had and one which he sourced for the project). It offers really excellent performance (measurably and audibly), even though nobody's gonna be impressed by a mere A77.
The TASCAM is a nice, solid 4-track high-speed (15/7.5 ips) deck, but it will only take 7 inch reels.
The RT-909 is a nice prosumer deck but currently needs some mechanical attention (the tension rollers need to be cleaned & re-filled with silicone damping fluid -- it's a thing with these decks at this late date).
... and I know some guys... But that's another story for another time.
Oh, I do have a bunch of much lesser consumer decks, mostly mechanically controlled, one motor decks -- really not more than toys in this day and age. Many were acquired from good friends and have gobs of sentimental value. I do have a couple of three-motor TEACs and an interesing three-motor EICO (I don't know who built the transport that they used), but they're likewise pretty unremarkable.
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I had this Technics RS-1500 for a couple of years. Decided to sell it about 18 months ago. Did not
purchase any of the very high quality pre-recoded 15 ips tapes but wanted to. I researched what I wanted and what it would take I decided it was a very deep rabbit hole and I backed away.
My dad has 4 R2R’s. A Tascam BR-20, nice machine, Teac XR-10, Pioneer 909, Otari I forget the model. He also has some cassettes one being a Nakamichi ZX-7.
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That’s awesome
I’m a little intimidated by the cost so I’m just looking from afarMagico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound -
@Wardsweb (Luther) in San Antonio has a very nice RtR setup and collection that I have enjoyed with my ears...sublime2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
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That’s awesome
I’m a little intimidated by the cost so I’m just looking from afar
You should just buy a studer A820 -
Or a nice ATR.
Note the very nice A80 peekin' out from behind the ATR The A80 was playing when the photo was taken.
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SeleniumFalcon wrote: »The Teac deck is a beauty, no doubt about it. How does that Dizzy tape sound? Great collection of 2 track tapes! Very nice!
@SeleniumFalcon, The Dizzy tape is fantastic. I just got it a couple of weeks ago. Really nice live recording. Pinpoint imaging and wide soundstage. The first track started off a little muffled and dark but quickly opened up and was a real pleasure to listen to. The trumpet playing is of course phenomenal with some cool sax work and even some electric guitar. Each side of the tape is intro'd and outro'd with the sounds of waves and people at the beach which I thought was a nice touch (it was recorded live in Antibes).SystemLuxman L-590AXII Integrated Amplifier|KEF Reference 1 Loudspeakers|PS Audio Directream Jr|Sansui TU-9900 Tuner|TEAC A-6100 RtR|Nakamichi RX-202 Cassette -
I need something smaller
I’m looking at the Metaxas tourbillonMagico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound -
I was offered an extremely nice RTR deck a couple of years ago (for free) because the cat knew how much I dig audio reproduction. I turned it down, only because I knew the price of quality RTR tapes.
You think digital and LP reproduction gear is expensive? HA!
The rabbit hole is DEEP, DEEP, DEEP with this one. Although, it is arguably the very best in reproduction.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
I was offered an extremely nice RTR deck a couple of years ago (for free) because the cat knew how much I dig audio reproduction. I turned it down, only because I knew the price of quality RTR tapes.
You think digital and LP reproduction gear is expensive? HA!
The rabbit hole is DEEP, DEEP, DEEP with this one. Although, it is arguably the very best in reproduction.
Tom
In heavily considering the TourbillonMagico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound -
@Jetmaker737 thanks for the review, I have seen it on eBay and thought hard about getting it. Now I will.
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@Joey_V I can highly recommend Steve R. Smith at Myriad Magnetics: https://www.myriadmagnetic.com located in Philadelphia. I bought a deck from him and he was excellent in finding the right one for my budget. I can send you his email address via PM if you want. He's an audiophile and knows both the mechanical and aesthetic side of getting into tape. If you're looking for compact size the Nagra T-Audio might be a consideration. Steve had several in his shop when I was there, I believe it is his personal favorite.
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SeleniumFalcon wrote: »@Joey_V I can highly recommend Steve R. Smith at Myriad Magnetics: https://www.myriadmagnetic.com located in Philadelphia. I bought a deck from him and he was excellent in finding the right one for my budget. I can send you his email address via PM if you want. He's an audiophile and knows both the mechanical and aesthetic side of getting into tape. If you're looking for compact size the Nagra T-Audio might be a consideration. Steve had several in his shop when I was there, I believe it is his personal favorite.
I think I am in love.
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I still wouldn't kick a Stellavox out for eating crackers in the hifi loft, though.
This one belongs to Charles King.
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[I'm] heavily considering the Tourbillon
That is a gorgeous machine. No price mentioned on the website that I could find. If you have to ask you can't afford it, lol.
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I still can’t get over how pretty this set up is
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I'm over it.
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Are there any good heads in current production?
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better than Under ItAC Regenerator PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10
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Yes, there are a few: AM Belgium, Applied Magnetics, Woelke, Flux Magnetics and Saki. Also, JRF Magnetic Sciences can re-lap existing heads and carries a supply of Nortronics heads.
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I believe the Tourbillion playback only deck in most basic version is around $49,000.00 and for a record and playback version add $10,000.00.
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JM Technical Arts is a highly reputable Revox service center run by Jack Clark who was head of Revox Studer service for the US located in Nashville has this deck available:
