Hi People
Opinions please for people considering a entry into Reel to Reel
Any advice on what machine to buy and why
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I'm Allen.
Best R2R for up to £250
Hi People
Opinions please for people considering a entry into Reel to Reel
Any advice on what machine to buy and why
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I'm Grant.
Guessing you wont get a lot of choice at that price that works so i,d say an Akai. Good starter deck, and where i am.
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I'm Allen.
OKOriginally Posted by struth
A good start but what model ?
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I'm Grant.
I,m guessing a 4000 series. Think the bigger one would be more expensive. I.ve a 4000d i think. Decent player for money, although needs a little attention now it still works ok. They will also stand on end happily. Twin speed 4 track. A decent starter. You might get a Sony too.
Regards,
Grant
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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I'm paul.
I thought you were already into r2r Al
Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house
Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.
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I'm Mike.
Hi-fiHangar are selling a Sony 377 pretty cheap just now. Rewind isn't 100% but plays and records fine.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201865381978
If interested it's worth phoning the shop direct 😉
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I had to edit my thread as the A77 had sold, nearly bought it myself at £275 plus postage.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192138874419
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I'm Grant.
Maybe in need of belts... decent machines the sonys.
Regards,
Grant
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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I'm Geoff.
None?Any advice on what machine to buy and why
I don't want to put you off All, but I just don't get the R2R thing. What you record will only (hopefully) be as good as the source, so unless you own a library of original recordings transcribed straight from a master tape, I can't see the benefit. Unless of course, one just enjoys R2R as an entertaining plaything and something to tinker with.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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I'm Charlie.
Al,
I'm not sure that you can get anything really worthwhile for £250, unless you're a technical whizz and have a workshop at home. 3-4 years ago, you could have got a Revox A77 for that sort of money, but not now. Sure you might get an Akai 4000DB, which would be a bit of fun. You might also be able to play some 7.5 IPS 4 track commercial tapes. A serviced domestic R2R running at 7.5 IPS will sound better than decent cassette, but few vintage domestic machines are running at their best. But as Geoff says, the R2R thing is all about the highest quality, which can outshine even the most expensive and exotic turntable system for relatively small amounts of money for the hardware (but not the software).
Charlie
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