Rising prices for studio quality R2R machines
Looks like the bargains have almost disappeared now. Prices for studio machines i.e. Studer, Sony APR, Telefunken, Otari etc have firmed considerably in the last 2 years. Whereas you could have bought a decent Sony APR 5000 machine for £500-800 then, you would be looking at £2k plus now. Same for Studer A807s which have almost doubled in asking price in this time.
I suspect that interest has been revived enough to increase demand. With only a limited supply of machines (most were put in skips in the 80s and 90s as studios went digital), it is just the old fashioned law of supply and demand.
R2R: Studer A820 1/2 inch 2 track; Otari MTR-12 1/4 inch 2 track; Sony APR 5003; Sony APR 5002; Studer A807/II. Vinyl: Platine Verdier Allaerts MC1B/Schroeder Reference & Model 2 Decca C4E/Hadcock 228 TRON Seven Reference phono. Keith Monks MkII RCM Other analogue source: Nakamichi Dragon with ANT4066 mods. Amplification: TRON Meteor preamp TRON Voyager 20B SET power. Speakers: Avantgarde Duo. Digital: computing at last with Prism Sound Lyra 2 A2D converter