The Granddaddy of tape decks

[tommy6206]

Right just of to London to pick up my latest acquisition.Some say the Granddaddy of tape decks :eyebrows:See if you can guess what it is and I should be back home in darkest Devon tonight:eek:
A clue its big and in two parts:mental:

[Wakefield Turntables]

Something technics based?

[johnB]

Some say the Granddaddy of tape decks.......:

My money is on this one......

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag89/Jrb1961/image_zps54f39643.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/Jrb1961/media/image_zps54f39643.jpg.html)

[Effem]

A clue its big and in two parts:mental:


Shame. Couldn't you find one that's still whole :lol:

[tommy6206]

Well I have arrived and picked it up. And about to set off home gain. Andrew is on the right lines

[Stresss42]

Black Magic Custom Technics 1500 deck / J-Corder Custom Technics 1500 Reel to Reel .....
Technics RS-9900 ???

[Wakefield Turntables]

It's the technics rs 9900 it has to be, this goes with your other stuff ???

[tommy6206]

Hi all correct Technic rs-9900..7 and a half hour round trip :hotrod: 430 miles.Time for a brew..

[Wakefield Turntables]

And some pics. :D

[tommy6206]

Not the best photos.Need a decent rack or unit to mount it all in now.I had to chop and butcher this one to fit it all in lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/tommy6206/Temp/_12_zps19d1a9e1.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tommy6206/media/Temp/_12_zps19d1a9e1.jpg.html)

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[tommy6206]

If any one has got or knows were I can get a manual for it that would be great..Not a service manual as I have that..

[southall-1998]

Gary,

I see you like AKG headphones!! K701s are one mighty detailed sounding cans!!!

S.

[tommy6206]

Gary,

I see you like AKG headphones!! K701s are one mighty detailed sounding cans!!!

S.
Hi Shane yes great cans I have the k701 and Q701.I'm listening to Eric Clapton on the RS-9900 tape deck now with the Q701s.Sounds Fantastic.

[Wakefield Turntables]

Not the best photos.Need a decent rack or unit to mount it all in now.I had to chop and butcher this one to fit it all in lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/tommy6206/Temp/_12_zps19d1a9e1.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tommy6206/media/Temp/_12_zps19d1a9e1.jpg.html)

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Fookin Hell!!! I hope your cabinet is reinforced. :lol:

[Macca]

Grab handles, rack mounting slots, VU meters, zillions of buttons and knobs, needlessly large and overly complex. I love it and I want one :)

[The Barbarian]

Gary:
You'll be need a rare 'SH9020' Peak meter unit.. I can't remember if Technics did a 19'' rack cabinet but i know Sansui did the 'GX5' unit..

[Wakefield Turntables]

Gary:
You'll be need a rare 'SH9020' Peak meter unit.. I can't remember if Technics did a 19'' rack cabinet but i know Sansui did the 'GX5' unit..

Thats really going to push him over the edge looking for one of those. ;)

[tommy6206]

Gary:
You'll be need a rare 'SH9020' Peak meter unit.. I can't remember if Technics did a 19'' rack cabinet but i know Sansui did the 'GX5' unit..

lol the peak sh-9020 meters do turn on the bay from time to time but the Iv'e never seen the Technics SH 905ST rack system and are the holy grail.This german site has one but at over $2k no thanks
http://www.audio-extasa.eu/imagemagic.php?img=images/Technics Rack SH 9055 0c.jpg&w=1200&h=800&page=popup

[tommy6206]

Thats really going to push him over the edge looking for one of those. ;)

I got enough meters already Andrew lol but a Techics RS-1500 /1700 reel to reel would be nice.I'll have to make do with my Tascam 34 tho :D

[The Barbarian]

Gary:
You can buy tall metal 19'' rack units that look like that from any studio supply. You can alternativly buy rack strips & hardware to fix into wooden cabinets..

[Beobloke]

Aha - very cool! I used to have one (and the SH-9020 meter unit) but sold them when i realised I'd only used them about half a dozen times in a year and they were taking up inordinate amounts of space.

The deck is quite good but has no metal tape compatibility (production stopped the year before metal cassettes were introduced) and it won't take high recording levels on Chrome due to the head construction - it distorts very quickly. The best results I had were from premium Normal tapes (I used TDK AR-X) although a NOS Ferrochrome BASF I found on eBay worked nicely, too.

[tommy6206]

Aha - very cool! I used to have one (and the SH-9020 meter unit) but sold them when i realised I'd only used them about half a dozen times in a year and they were taking up inordinate amounts of space.

The deck is quite good but has no metal tape compatibility (production stopped the year before metal cassettes were introduced) and it won't take high recording levels on Chrome due to the head construction - it distorts very quickly. The best results I had were from premium Normal tapes (I used TDK AR-X) although a NOS Ferrochrome BASF I found on eBay worked nicely, too.

Hi Adam
Thats true but metal tape playback is not a problem as bias and eq are the same as chrome.So far I have made recordings with TDK-SA and Memorex type 1 and playback has been excellent.Also as I type playing back a pink Floyd recording on TDK metal tape and sounding superb.The deck has just been fully serviced by an ex engineer.I'm over the moon with it.