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Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
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 |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
"The Bean Machine" wrote in message ... 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 My sentiments exactly. :-) Ardz |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
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. "The Bean Machine" wrote in message ... 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. |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
"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? I was offered a Revox many years ago, sadly it was out of my price range at the time. Never having owned a reel to reel, I feel like I've missed out in a funny sort of way :-( Mind you, I do see them on Ebay from time to time...maybe I'll... Nah, perhaps not, it'll only start a row with 'er indoors ;-) Best Wishes tox |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
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Bean Machine writes "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? I was offered a Revox many years ago, sadly it was out of my price range at the time. Never having owned a reel to reel, I feel like I've missed out in a funny sort of way :-( Mind you, I do see them on Ebay from time to time...maybe I'll... Nah, perhaps not, it'll only start a row with 'er indoors ;-) Best Wishes tox Hurrmp! If my missus objected to my B67 then she knows where her mothers is;-() -- Tony Sayer |
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? I was offered a Revox many years ago, sadly it was out of my price range at the time. Never having owned a reel to reel, I feel like I've missed out in a funny sort of way :-( Mind you, I do see them on Ebay from time to time...maybe I'll... Nah, perhaps not, it'll only start a row with 'er indoors ;-) Best Wishes tox Had a Revox B77 MkII over many years for recording live events. A well built & good sounding machine which from time to time took its place in my home listening setup. Thought it was a tad heavy (17kg) for location work until I saw guys heaving Hammond B3's & Leslies around which put it all into perspective. The Revox was replaced eventually by DAT... but your post made me blow the dust of the tape machine and listen once again ...and it aint 'arf bad :-) Cheers, Mike |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
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. Ian |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:03:30 -0000, "The Bean Machine"
wrote: "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? I was offered a Revox many years ago, sadly it was out of my price range at the time. Never having owned a reel to reel, I feel like I've missed out in a funny sort of way :-( Mind you, I do see them on Ebay from time to time...maybe I'll... Nah, perhaps not, it'll only start a row with 'er indoors ;-) If anyone's at all interested, I still have a Tandberg 1621X two-track machine which I haven't used for about twenty years! -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
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.................. :-) -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
"Mike Gilmour" wrote in message ... Had a Revox B77 MkII over many years for recording live events. A well built & good sounding machine which from time to time took its place in my home listening setup. Thought it was a tad heavy (17kg) for location work until I saw guys heaving Hammond B3's & Leslies around which put it all into perspective. The Revox was replaced eventually by DAT... but your post made me blow the dust of the tape machine and listen once again ...and it aint 'arf bad :-) It's an aesthetic thing too innit? just to see those big (preferably 10") reels going round is an artistic experience in itself. I've got a Sony DAT machine as well, but, well, there's nowt to look at! |
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/ |
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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 |
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"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 |
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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 |
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"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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"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. Sheesh! It must be about ten years since I bought any - I used to buy that and Sony Metal-XR in 10-packs on sale specials - and recently when I looked, they seemed absurdly overpriced - in fact, looking now, RRP NZD$9.95 EACH! http://www.tdk.co.nz/default.asp?ObjectID=53 That's about GBP£3.66! ... if 59p is a bargain, what's the "normal" price? I see Richer Sounds has TDK SA90 (Pack of 100) for £59.00 - is that it? http://www.richersounds.com/index.ph...ist.php&c=1606 What do they sell 10-packs (or singles) for, in comparison? No way I'd buy 100 ... I suppose you could club in with some others. : 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... I guess my first "hi-fi" purchases were a Sony RX80ES cassette deck and a Sony 308ESD CD player, about 15 years ago IIRC. They both are still in use, the tapedeck less so, and consequently it's still in quite good nick. Only a 2-head, but not too shabby-sounding, and I had it checked in that time. : Will tape ever die? : : Lets hope not! Not while people still have tape collections and car players are not all CD's. A friend has recently loaned me his Sony WM-D6C to have a play with ... It seems to do better than the RX80ES, and it's a fricking (pro)Walkman! RdM (in nz, not zn) |
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I 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. : : Sheesh! It must be about ten years since I bought any - I used to buy that and : Sony Metal-XR in 10-packs on sale specials - and recently when I looked, they : seemed absurdly overpriced - in fact, looking now, RRP NZD$9.95 EACH! : http://www.tdk.co.nz/default.asp?ObjectID=53 : That's about GBP£3.66! ... if 59p is a bargain, what's the "normal" price? : I see Richer Sounds has TDK SA90 (Pack of 100) for £59.00 - is that it? : http://www.richersounds.com/index.ph...ist.php&c=1606 : What do they sell 10-packs (or singles) for, in comparison? I'm seriously interested ... if anybody can advise on a good 10-pack price? |
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"Ross Matheson" wrote in message ... "The Bean Machine" wrote: Sheesh! It must be about ten years since I bought any - I used to buy that and Sony Metal-XR in 10-packs on sale specials - and recently when I looked, they seemed absurdly overpriced - in fact, looking now, RRP NZD$9.95 EACH! http://www.tdk.co.nz/default.asp?ObjectID=53 That's about GBP£3.66! ... if 59p is a bargain, what's the "normal" price? I see Richer Sounds has TDK SA90 (Pack of 100) for £59.00 - is that it? http://www.richersounds.com/index.ph...ist.php&c=1606 Richer Sounds have always sold cheap tapes and 59p seems pretty much their regular price for TDK SA90's, however, they don't always have then in stock. My branch gets its deliveries on Tuesdays and they got a delivery of 400 tapes last week. I bought 20 tapes for just £11.80. The tape has had brilliant write ups over the years and for 59p is impossible to fault. What do they sell 10-packs (or singles) for, in comparison? No way I'd buy 100 ... I suppose you could club in with some others. No, you can buy them in any quantity you choose. I'm not too sure what the shipping cost to NZ would be, I've just weighed ten tapes and with packing it would be about 750-800g. Perhaps someone here might know? I'm not too sure what you would pay for a SA90 in NZ but it may well be worth sending some over to you. Not while people still have tape collections and car players are not all CD's. A friend has recently loaned me his Sony WM-D6C to have a play with ... It seems to do better than the RX80ES, and it's a fricking (pro)Walkman! RdM (in nz, not zn) Yep, tapes are so much more fun than coasters ;-) Regards tox |
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"The Bean Machine" replied:
: "Ross Matheson" wrote in message : ... : "The Bean Machine" wrote: : Sheesh! It must be about ten years since I bought any - I used to buy that : and : Sony Metal-XR in 10-packs on sale specials - and recently when I looked, : they : seemed absurdly overpriced - in fact, looking now, RRP NZD$9.95 EACH! : http://www.tdk.co.nz/default.asp?ObjectID=53 : That's about GBP£3.66! ... if 59p is a bargain, what's the "normal" price? : I see Richer Sounds has TDK SA90 (Pack of 100) for £59.00 - is that it? : http://www.richersounds.com/index.ph...ist.php&c=1606 : : Richer Sounds have always sold cheap tapes and 59p seems pretty much their : regular price for TDK SA90's, however, they don't always have then in stock. : My branch gets its deliveries on Tuesdays and they got a delivery of 400 : tapes last week. I bought 20 tapes for just £11.80. The tape has had : brilliant write ups over the years and for 59p is impossible to fault. I agree;- I got onto it in the early 90's through a What-HiFi ... ah, July 91 tape comparison (72 tapes!) and bought a few 10-packs at odd times. : What do they sell 10-packs (or singles) for, in comparison? : No way I'd buy 100 ... I suppose you could club in with some others. : : : No, you can buy them in any quantity you choose. I'm not too sure what the : shipping cost to NZ would be, I've just weighed ten tapes and with packing : it would be about 750-800g. : Perhaps someone here might know? Thanks very much for the thoughtful weighing effort! I should be able to find postage via the appropriate UK Post website ... http://www.royalmail.com says a small packet 800g anywhere surface = £3.40, going up (and down) 20p per 50g increment; airmail would be £8.21, going up and down 20p in 20g increments ... : I'm not too sure what you would pay for a SA90 in NZ but it may well be : worth sending some over to you. As above, recommended retail price $9.95/£3.66 ea ... maybe a $1 or so less. Would Richer Sounds send direct overseas, do you think? - or would it be better to try and arrange a local purchase and postage and tip for trouble;-? : Not while people still have tape collections and car players are not all : CD's. : A friend has recently loaned me his Sony WM-D6C to have a play with ... : It seems to do better than the RX80ES, and it's a fricking (pro)Walkman! : RdM (in nz, not zn) Said friend who although now more into CD's may also like to buy some ... : Yep, tapes are so much more fun than coasters ;-) Yeah; unfortunately I had been attempting to get an old Wearnes 622 - 6x2x2x - CDR to perform usefully, postponing buying a new recorder ...on a budget. I seem to have made more coasters than CDRs so far, but've just about got it. Only likes bog-standard 650MB CDR's, which are becoming hard to find, too. (I like to microwave any duds on high for a few seconds to "mark" them;-) : Regards : tox Thanks again. I'm not in a huge hurry but at that price it's a worthwhile buy! I guess the market still exists for people who only have tape in their car, or a walkman rather than a discman. Saw my first iPod only days ago, via a visiting friend from overseas. Very impressive. He bought a car kit for it. (and a cheap car, for a 3mth stay - again, just a radio-cassette onboard) I have an early metal Sony Walkman WM-20 with Dolby B & chrome settings that I used to use on bus trips - great sound from 1 AA cell, or a DIY D belt-pack. Yup;- may tape live on for a while yet! Ross M. |
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"Ross Matheson" wrote in message ... "The Bean Machine" replied: OK Ross, email me direct and I'll see what I can do for you. I'll pick another ten up anyway, at that price it doesn't really matter. Even with the surface mail postage, it's still a fraction of the price you'd pay in NZ. tox at citizensband dot com BTW, IIRC, Richer Sounds don't deliver abroad. HTH tox |
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:12:47 +0000 (UTC), "Mike O'sullivan"
wrote: 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. My A-3300SX cost me about £80 last spring, it is the best I have ever used, quiet, reliable, accurate, trouble free, and well kept by previous owner. Teac made some interesting gear back then. -breiler |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
"Mikkel Breiler" wrote in message ... On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:12:47 +0000 (UTC), "Mike O'sullivan" wrote: 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. My A-3300SX cost me about £80 last spring, it is the best I have ever used, quiet, reliable, accurate, trouble free, and well kept by previous owner. Teac made some interesting gear back then. Yup, as did a number of others. Trouble is the 'really good stuff' was hideously expensive in the UK and its 'unaffordability' built up a resentment with some of us skint Brits that still lingers on today....... |
Tape Deck Recording (Just Reminiscing)
"Mikkel Breiler" wrote in message ... My A-3300SX cost me about £80 last spring, it is the best I have ever used, quiet, reliable, accurate, trouble free, and well kept by previous owner. Well done, that's a good machine. There'e a manual here if you need one! http://www.dantiques.com/tapedecks/m...tml/page02.htm |
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