The Pioneer is a toy compared to the BR20 and MX55 these are studio quality , I owned a MX 55 until I upgraded to a MTR12
Location: Dagenham Essex
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I'm Allen.
The Pioneer is a toy compared to the BR20 and MX55 these are studio quality , I owned a MX 55 until I upgraded to a MTR12
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Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
I purchased a bulk box of 12 tapes worked out at about £9 each if I remember correctly
so what do you record on your MTR12
Err , nothing as I have waited nearly 2 years for it to be calibrated , It plays lovely though
One day maybe it will be done , I just sit and wait
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Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
You could look for a nice serviced Revox A77 they are nice machines and don't cost big bucks
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Location: Cheltenham
Posts: 982
I'm Charlie.
Pete,
You have to decide what you want out of R2R and how much you want to spend in the long term.
1) If you just want something nice to look at and to play with, then the RT707/Revox A77 is fine. You can use it to record music from FM radio, youtube, LPs etc. It will sound ok, won't use a lot of tape and is a cheap intro. You'll enjoy its looks and others will be curious too.
2) If you want to experience what tape is truly capable of, then search out a 15 IPS 2 track studio machine and 15 IPS "master" tapes. You'll be transported into another world, miles away from the best LP and digital replay. However, this journey isn't cheap but it is a revelation.
Charlie
I greatly appreciate all replies here, but I think this is way out of my (analogue) league as I know nothing whatsoever about reel to reel machines. There seems to be a lot to it.
Audio Al mentioned he's waited 2yrs for his machine to be calibrated, I don't know what this means....?...... and why does this take so long?
Totally lost.
Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
Location: Cheltenham
Posts: 982
I'm Charlie.
Pete,
Essentially it's very similar to cassette. After all it is just tape. Just like a cassette deck, it's about choosing the right tape setting for the type of cassette. Most domestic R2R machines are set up for standard R2R tapes. Studio machines allow you to adjust for tape type easily and some allow to store a number of tape types in a series of presets (bit like a Ferric and CO2 settings on a cassette player).
Many machines are now 25+ years old, and so it is all about getting a machine serviced properly and set up for a tape type which you will use. As far as I understand, Al's MTR12 has a problem, which couldn't be fixed on a home visit from Lodgesound's (Stewart) friend Philip. Stewart couldn't go out to fix Al's machine himself as he had been ill after his cancer op. Stewart is still happy to fix machines, providing you take them to him and carry the machine into his house. Hence one doesn't routinely wait that long for a service
Charlie
Last edited by topoxforddoc; 23-02-2017 at 19:00.
I actually don't think I've got space to house a R2R machine, my large'ish turntable sits on top of my hi-fi rack and I'd have no spare room for a R2R player/recorder to be honest.
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