Tinkering for those who gravitate working with their hands can be extremely rewarding. Equally interesting are those who simply enjoy shopping and buying. I think R2R is a nice adventure
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Of course which is why I took the trip.
But something had to give as had too many sources and media options.
Now more time to just sit back, relax and enjoy the music!
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Although clearly varying in fidelity, R2R, FM and SONOS playing music almost unattended are great options for those of us who do not have time to SAL (sit and listen). Music for us is an environment or part of the decor of home and office. Some use TV for that purpose. That said a 15 ips R2R would be something to hear.
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Thatâs what my Chromecast Audio endpoints are for which are scattered around the house on the lower fi systems, the casual listening while working.
My main rig is for the sit down in the evening with a Baileys relaxation and get with the serious listening.
At my time of life I have made time for this as a therapeutic exercise 
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I have a number of friends who have all purchased various studio tape machines, mostly Studers, but also Telefunken, Lyrec and Otari and the occasional Technics.
There is no doubt that a 15ips tape is a huge step closer to the sounds heard in the studio or at the mastering desk, but all of this of course comes at a price. The machines are huge and need to be âhideableâ as most spouses does NOT approve. The Lyrec Frida might be the exception though.
Hereâs a thread by one of the guys in this society, describing the refurbishing and improvement of a bunch of Studers recently.
These guys also has extensive connections when it comes to aquiring media for these machines, and know who to trust.
I havenât stepped into these waters yet, and i donât think i will as i dont have the space needed for these machines!
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The machines and their potential have always interested me. I do not have space, spousal or other limitations. It comes down to whether I would actually use the machine(s), and I fear I would be too busy to do so. The link you sent was written in Klingon, but I gather it was very interesting, It may come down to my having a penchant for shiny things and poor impulse control. Thank you for your post.
Haha, Swedish actually, but try this:
And i love this picture:
Swedish? Oh, I think not. I am from Sweden. No, wait. It was Ohio.
That is a great shot of recorders. I used my Revox a lot. I believe I have unopened reels of tape.
Afraid the closest we can come are certain vinyl pressings.
I have a Teac X1000-R which is in great shape. I used to record live music of my university orchestra, and the tapes still sound good. I also have a large collection of reel to reel pre-recorded. I have Bluesound nodes in all my rooms, and when I just want some music around the house I listen through the local Bluesound node which has analog stereo inputs and Roon letâs me hear it in any room. Yes, itâs been digitized, but still sounds quite good. Over the years Iâve owned some Pioneer and Revox decks. Found this Teac on eBay and it is in mint condition.
Was it a Toshiba, Teac or ? that is a taller machine with the tape path a vertical arrangement of the tape path? I see them occasionally online but cannot recall brand or model number.
I do. Sony TC-788 4-track. It comes and goes depending on whether I have room for it. I really donât have use for it except that it looks cool!
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Bingo!, I have a Pioneer RT-707 as well, and it is mostly a novelty, A fun thing to show off and play with when visitors come over. I made a nice mix tap recording from various other sources to show it off.
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Not sure I would have described the RT 707 as a noveltyâŠlol.
It does look cool to boot though.
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I helped a man buy a 707 back in the day. He considered it (in his system) a high end device. Since that was the time when people used cassettes extensively, I cannot recall why he wanted open reel. In either case, the 707 was very nice.
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Better sound quality than cassette decks!
I still use a modified Teac 3340 reel, and a stock Tascam 234 to record analogue sources. Mix all inâs via a PC-DAW that is connected to multiple Presonus analogue pre-amps. The DAW adjusts in signals thru the pre-amp connected directly to Teac and Tascam tape recorders inâs. I never owned any âRecord label Company Mastersâ but what I have recorded over a lifetime is what I listen to. âLive Musicâ I used and still use Maxwell, TDK, Ampex and Scotch tape that I prep via bulk erasure process. I found the Tascam 234 to be my goto tape more and more as its just simple to operate and the end result is pleasing when I play it back. I down mix 7.1 and 5.1 digital sources to 4 channel for older Quadrasonic systems too. We still have a tascam Da-88âŠand when we purchased it we figured it would replace the Teac and tascamâŠwell it didnât and the DA-88 is getting a rest.
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No, that would not have motivated him. He had little to no musical interests. I believe that he simply wanted something that looked great in his family room and the 707 fit that need.
OMG, I just recalled, the Teac I owned was the 3340. Thank you. I would never have recalled that.
That Teac will never die! Mostlikey it will just may fade awayâŠbut no one will know what is is when I go to Valhalla
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I forgot how much I liked that deck. That was thr one for which I bought an outboard Dolby B unit.