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General HIFI => Reel to Reel => Topic started by: springcreek on October 31, 2012, 12:21:02 PM
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Hi guys
I'm keen on heading down the R2R path over the coming year ;D
I came across this review which summarises things nicely http://positive-feedback.com/Issue46/tape_project.htm. Hope it is useful. I would be keen to go down the moded Technics or Otari, Bottlehead amp route. Anyone else likely to head down this path?
Cheers, Andy
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And more, this time Jeff Jacob's site J-Corder http://www.j-corder.com/J-Corder_Tapedecks.html
Lots of cool refurbished decks...very nice ;D
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That's a good article, cheers.
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And Bottlehead's R2R mods and tube electronics http://www.bottlehead.com/store.php?crn=223
The Eros tape head preamp looks very nice...might be a great performer with some Duelund's and Shinkoh's 8)
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Happy to help Oz, I am learning lots... :o
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And for those with plenty of $$$ http://www.unitedhomeproducts.com/reel_to_reel_hq_tape_decks.htm
Some great audio bling :o
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And the thing that started this Renaissance madness in the first place http://www.tapeproject.com/
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"Nothing sounds like tape" Mike Spitz ATR Magnetics site http://www.atrtape.com/
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A local friend (Martin S) has a couple of R2R units for anyone who ends up buying a few recordings and wants to listen to them. Just let me know and we can organize to head down when suits.
Although me personally, won't bother heading down R2R path. Have more then enough classical on vinyl lp records and practically all new music releases I've been digging are only available on digital download format (CDs are dead for me in that regard).
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Good site on the net for all things relating to tape
http://www.tapeheads.net/forums.php
Go join up and introduce yourselves
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A local friend (Martin S) has a couple of R2R units for anyone who ends up buying a few recordings and wants to listen to them. Just let me know and we can organize to head down when suits.
Although me personally, won't bother heading down R2R path. Have more then enough classical on vinyl lp records and practically all new music releases I've been digging are only available on digital download format (CDs are dead for me in that regard).
Oh tuyen martin has a recording he made himself with a piano i would love to get his valve R2R and that recording,temptation would be hard to resist for you when you hear it at full flight computer audio will be just a nightmare ;)
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Another useful piece http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue61/beron.htm
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Have a look at Chicago Axona Seminar (45 minutes) on Rediscovering R2R. It is the third video down the page. Link at:
http://www.axpona.com/Section_Home.asp?SID=1052
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Interesting reading about tapes recorders
http://recording.org/threads/any-thoughts-on-the-otari-mtr-10.38278/
http://www.maramachines.com/Home.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2quieLxCE0
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Interesting but no surprise. Well i got it right. so i am not to old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2quieLxCE0
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Yeah picked it no problems after the first couple of bars. Tape is king.
Not sure I liked his fiddled with final version that much. I think it
started to sound artificial and closer to the digital version.