Tapepath Posted November 2, 2024 Posted November 2, 2024 It's always interesting to see what kinds of different tape decks people have collected. Here is a Revox A77 that I refurbished a couple of years ago. It had seen some smoke and fire damage so it was a "frame up" restoration. 4 1
David A Posted November 2, 2024 Posted November 2, 2024 Speaking of Revox, i'm liking the new production B77 MkIII. That would be the R2R deck i'd buy if I were setting up my dream system, paired with a Doshi Evolution tape pre. 2 1
Anodecap Posted November 2, 2024 Posted November 2, 2024 (edited) Here is my collection all restored to factory spec and working wonderfully. A lot of fun restoring these units. Magnecord PT6AH, Akai GXC760d, Plessey 77mk3, Rola 66, Revox A77 mk2, Revox D36, Akai Gx630db and Tascam 112R Mk2 Edited November 2, 2024 by Anodecap Spelling 6 1 1
Anodecap Posted November 2, 2024 Posted November 2, 2024 9 hours ago, Tapepath said: It's always interesting to see what kinds of different tape decks people have collected. Here is a Revox A77 that I refurbished a couple of years ago. It had seen some smoke and fire damage so it was a "frame up" restoration. A solid plug to Nagravox here for the parts to be able to restore these units. Once restored and aligned they sound wonderful. 1
Anodecap Posted November 3, 2024 Posted November 3, 2024 (edited) Here is an early Teac 505 circa 1959 to 1961. Basically a Japanese copy of an early Ampex machine. This one still has the original Matsushita tubes and was one of the hardest machines to fix. Full of hard to get at Suzuki paper oil capacitors which turned into resistors. I spent weeks replacing them with NOS Mulllard Mustard capacitors. A 3 motor 4 track machine it sounds fantastic. TEAC got into the USA with this machine under the name Concertone. This machine was owned by the RAAF and has little head wear. BB King the electric on this machine is a joy to hear. Edited November 3, 2024 by Anodecap 4
Anodecap Posted November 3, 2024 Posted November 3, 2024 (edited) My music room smells of hot tubes and hysteresis motors. This post had me firing up all my old machines and having a listening session today. I played Belafonte sings the blues in glorious full track mono on the 1952 Magnecorder. Hoodoo man Blues on the 1956 Rola 77 and an original copy of The electric BB King on the 1960 Teac 505.. These machines require regular maintenance and are full of surprises and definately not for the non technical. The Rola 66 decided to have lots of background noise today due to a faulty Mullard EF86 tube that decided its time was up after 60 years. Experience also says Revox A77 machines are also expensive to restore and it is mandatory to replace the Frako capacitors as they catch fire, creating a terrible stink. Most of the old B77 units I have come across have worn out heads, especially the high speed B77 units which were often used in studios. The best unit imo is the Akai 630db with glass ferrite heads. A simple bomb proof unit. If it has Hitachi 2sc458 transistors in the rec/ play boards, however, they all must be replaced. I love reel to reel but it is not for the non technical with parts difficult to find. 30k for a new Revox B77mk3.......forget it. It's no wonder not many are following this thread. If you thought vinyl was expensive.... Edited November 3, 2024 by Anodecap 8
Tapepath Posted November 3, 2024 Author Posted November 3, 2024 I agree, Nagravox is a great source, I've bought lots of replacement parts from them.
Tapepath Posted November 3, 2024 Author Posted November 3, 2024 This is a photo of my Stellavox SP7 portable recorder attached to a transport adapter that allows for 7" and 10.5" reel playing. 3
Ian McP Posted December 10, 2024 Posted December 10, 2024 another Stellavox https://www.microphaseaudiodesign.com/
Ian McP Posted December 10, 2024 Posted December 10, 2024 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Ian McP said: another Stellavox, spotted at Stereonet show last Oct https://www.microphaseaudiodesign.com/ Edited December 10, 2024 by Ian McP 4
Valik_t Posted January 21 Posted January 21 (edited) New addition to my Hifi system, took me a bit of time and money to bring it back to life, sounds amazing Edited January 21 by Valik_t 2 2
ray4410 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 39 minutes ago, Fidelity Sounds said: Mine Studer C37 WOW what a beast 2
Tapepath Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 Crown 800 transport connected directly to Balanced Audio Technology VK-P5 modified for NAB tape playback. 3
cafe67 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 My mighty Technics RS-BX828 3 head etc etc , cost $899 in 1992, still have it ,but haven’t used it is in a long time. 2 1 1
BLAH BLAH Posted February 6 Posted February 6 16 hours ago, buzzkram said: Denon DH 710 100 volt Love the R2R...but... Gee-EEE-zarse...somebody must have done a power of talking and convincing to get the members of a successful pop band, flush with success, to sit, crowded, in a bath-tub with their collective noses only feet away from a toilet seat that has no cover! Definitely an original and one-orff R2R cover...
surprisetech Posted February 6 Posted February 6 54 minutes ago, BLAH BLAH said: Love the R2R...but... Gee-EEE-zarse...somebody must have done a power of talking and convincing to get the members of a successful pop band, flush with success, to sit, crowded, in a bath-tub with their collective noses only feet away from a toilet seat that has no cover! Definitely an original and one-orff R2R cover... They're real artistes darling. Prepared to suffer for their craft. 1
astormsau Posted March 8 Posted March 8 On 21/1/2025 at 4:06 PM, Valik_t said: New addition to my Hifi system, took me a bit of time and money to bring it back to life, sounds amazing I’ve never seen one in the flesh, looks amazing 1
astormsau Posted March 8 Posted March 8 My kids Very fortunate Jeff from Technical Workshops here in Melbourne was happy to do a calibration of both Teac units when I purchased them. I got the X10R about a year ago whilst I searched for an X1000R which took a year as they seem rare as hens teeth here in Melbourne. Both units make me smile. The Akai x150D was a gift from my mates parents, I rebuilt it a few year ago and it’s a good fun unit. 2
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