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Old March 23rd 09, 04:40 AM posted to rec.audio.opinion,uk.rec.audio,aus.hi-fi
Iain Churches[_2_]
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Default A new height of irony


"calvin coolidge" wrote in message
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On Mar 22, 10:33?am,
(D.M. Procida) wrote:
calvin coolidge wrote:
On Mar 22, 10:02?am,
(D.M. Procida) wrote:
calvin coolidge wrote:
On Mar 22, 8:22?am,
(D.M.
Procida) wrote:
Wanted: TEAC A-2300SX, Akai GX-4000D


I have a spare TEAC A-2300SR...


I've wondered about those... how well does the tape path and tension
mechanism of the 2300-series adapt to reverse operation? And does it
move the heads for reverse, or does it have four-channel heads?


Unfortunately, I don't know. I received it as part of a big trade with
someone and I keep telling myself that I'm going to grab some tape and
start playing around with it. It's been sitting in my closet for a
year. I do know that it's in wonderful condition, and that a
technician serviced it and brought it up to spec after I bought it
(he's a friend and owed me a favor). He said it was a wonderful
machine and in fantastic shape.


They are great machines. I'm more familiar with the larger TEAC
four-tracks, but they are similar.

I suspect that I'm about to find that it's in the wrong part of the
world, expensively far away from Cardiff, UK - but where is it?

Daniele


Sorry, but you're right. It's in the US near Seattle.


Daniele. Get a quote from a shipping company (not DHL or ay
of those "fast couriers") but a proper freight company. It might not
cost as much as you think. A colleague and I recently had a Studer
console shipped from Canada to Finland. It was crated and weighed
about 100kg. The cost was a lot less than we expected. Your tape
recorder will be much less expensive, but you will have to pay import
tax (about 5% plus VAT) on the total cost including shipping

Iain