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Had to go analog...
« on: November 06, 2013, 07:20:42 PM »
Just so you know I wasn't kidding last night in the shout box, digital audio was giving me fits so I went old school!   :)p4



Technics RS-1506 before I do some refurbishments and upgrades.

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Re: Had to go analog...
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2013, 08:15:50 PM »
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I learned to splice on one of those.  headbang

They are great machines that were built to last.
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Re: Had to go analog...
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2013, 06:37:13 PM »
That thing is a beast.

Outside of expensive boutique wares of the sort The Tape Project hawks where does one find R2R tapes?
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Re: Had to go analog...
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2013, 10:41:10 AM »
Some companies still supply materials and products for R2R. Any recording or broadcasting company still into analogue recordings has its contacts. If not pro-audio companies think of small companies.

Take Polaroid with its peculiar cassettes for film. The Impossible Project took over because there was still a large enough group of enthusiasts interested in 'Polaroid Photography'. (I eventually gave away my Polaroid camera.)
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Re: Had to go analog...
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2013, 03:39:57 PM »
Options are VERY limited.  There are a few other suppliers of high end stuff outside of The Tape Project, but they are spendy and the catalog is limited. 

Buying vintage is a hit or miss proposition. Most of the slow speed stuff is crap.  Some of the 7 1/2" per second stuff is half way decent, but not good enough to make the big investment in a deck and amp.  The whole project is one of those things you have to do because it's fun and you'll end up with a few really special tapes to listen to. 



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