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Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
"The Bean Machine" wrote in message ... "Mike O'sullivan" wrote in message ... I still have much fun playing with my open-reel Teac A-2300SD. I bought this second-hand in 1987 and it still sounds superb at 7.5 ips. As matter of interest Mike, are parts still freely available for machines such as Teac and Revox? Here's a good UK site for spares and service. http://www.taperecorder.co.uk/ |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:34:17 +0000, Ian Bell wrote: The Bean Machine wrote: I picked up some TDK SA90 tape from Richer Sounds for a bargain 59p each, I then rigged up my Pioneer CT-S740S tape deck, which I bought about five years ago and have never used. Sheer bliss, just messing about using all the bells and whistles (more than you can shake a stick at on this deck,) it just reminded me of 20 years ago, when virtually when everything was recorded onto compact cassettes. As for the sound quality of the deck, I was knocked out by how much tape technology has moved on since the seventies. OK the Pioneer is no Nakamichi, however, for the IIRC, £230 I paid for it in a half price sale, it has paid me back fully in one evening...simply wonderful... Will tape ever die? Lets hope not! Cheers all tox You should try *real* tape recording on a reel to reel recorder. Ideally, a Nagra-D.................. :-) I quite like my Studer B67s. Ian |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
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Stewart Pinkerton wrote: You should try *real* tape recording on a reel to reel recorder. Ideally, a Nagra-D.................. :-) Heh heh - the 'T' was much more fun. Although one of my favourites is the Studer A812 centre track with synchronizer, autolocator and Dolby A/SR. 'Classic' 1/4" of all time? Gotta be the EMI BTR2. Second, Studer A80. Best attempt - Levers-Rich Proline (Clark-Techniques clone). -- *If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it? Dave Plowman London SW 12 RIP Acorn |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
In article , Dave Plowman
writes In article , Stewart Pinkerton wrote: You should try *real* tape recording on a reel to reel recorder. Ideally, a Nagra-D.................. :-) Heh heh - the 'T' was much more fun. Although one of my favourites is the Studer A812 centre track with synchronizer, autolocator and Dolby A/SR. 'Classic' 1/4" of all time? Gotta be the EMI BTR2. Oh Yes! That really was a tape machine. Anyone got any working examples left?..... Second, Studer A80. Best attempt - Levers-Rich Proline (Clark-Techniques clone). -- Tony Sayer |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
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tony sayer wrote: 'Classic' 1/4" of all time? Gotta be the EMI BTR2. Oh Yes! That really was a tape machine. Anyone got any working examples left?..... I'll bet the BEEB have still got a few in use somewhere. Although they did turn many of them into 'GT' versions with new transistor electronics. So how many original valve ones are still around, I dunno. They're a fair old lump to store if not actually in near daily use. -- *Always drink upstream from the herd * Dave Plowman London SW 12 RIP Acorn |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
"killermike" wrote
For some reason, most of my favorite music seems to be on cassette and is inaccesable to me at the moment as I don't have a working tape player. It's on my list of things to get. I'm suprised that the compact cassette format hasn't experienced a nostalgic revival yet, but I'm sure it will if we give it time... Maybe that's because (apart from at the very hig end) they were execrable little serial-access plasticky things with no treble. Martin -- M.A.Poyser Tel.: 07967 110890 Manchester, U.K. http://www.fleetie.demon.co.uk |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 19:46:47 -0000, "Fleetie"
wrote: Maybe that's because (apart from at the very hig end) they were execrable little serial-access plasticky things with no treble. Oh, I don't know. Mine hissed nicely up to - ooh - must have been almost 8kHz :-) |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
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Fleetie wrote: I'm suprised that the compact cassette format hasn't experienced a nostalgic revival yet, but I'm sure it will if we give it time... Maybe that's because (apart from at the very hig end) they were execrable little serial-access plasticky things with no treble. Absolutely, they should have stuck to what they were designed for - dictation. -- *How can I miss you if you won't go away? Dave Plowman London SW 12 RIP Acorn |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
"Dave Plowman" wrote in message ... Absolutely, they should have stuck to what they were designed for - dictation. I often wonder how much the likes of TDK, BASF etc, must have spent on developing what was a very difficult format to start with. On the whole, sound quality from the later compact cassettes and high end cassette decks was and still is nothing short of miraculous, IMHO. Regards tox |
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