Hi, does anyone here knows well the Studer A807 ? i ran into a deal and wanted to get some advice, here is what i saw:
Heads:
They have some wear and one of them is starting to show some uneven wear, i think they need to be relapped. Not sure how much will that be for these heads maybe in the $300 range for both ?
Transport:
Works as intended, however it is missing the left (and only) tension roller. They guy said he lost it doesnt know how. The machine works without it with the tape directly on the shaft, so that needs to be bought, not sure how hard is to find it. None on ebay as of now. Does anyone know ? Pinch roller is new. I noticed a slight play on the left reel table you can pull it up and down for about 2 mm of travel, the right one does not have that, not sure if that is minor or not, any help will be appreciated with that if anyone knows.
Audio works on both channels. I noticed a loud boom (this thing has a built in speaker) when the machine brakes from FF or RW to a STOP.
Cosmetically is in very good shape. Doesn't look abused. I found an issue with the operation of the machine, which has me thinking, when you are in FF or RW mode, sometimes the STOP button doesnt respond and the only way is to reboot the machine (turning on and off) i wonder if that is related to the computer control or if that is a known issue on these machines. After turning on and off, the issue goes away, but it comes back randomly when operating it.
As always all the expert advice form here is appreciated. I will work on the machine myself. I have not owned any studers before, so don't know how "workable" are those vs a Tascam or Otari.
Thanks
Heads:
They have some wear and one of them is starting to show some uneven wear, i think they need to be relapped. Not sure how much will that be for these heads maybe in the $300 range for both ?
Transport:
Works as intended, however it is missing the left (and only) tension roller. They guy said he lost it doesnt know how. The machine works without it with the tape directly on the shaft, so that needs to be bought, not sure how hard is to find it. None on ebay as of now. Does anyone know ? Pinch roller is new. I noticed a slight play on the left reel table you can pull it up and down for about 2 mm of travel, the right one does not have that, not sure if that is minor or not, any help will be appreciated with that if anyone knows.
Audio works on both channels. I noticed a loud boom (this thing has a built in speaker) when the machine brakes from FF or RW to a STOP.
Cosmetically is in very good shape. Doesn't look abused. I found an issue with the operation of the machine, which has me thinking, when you are in FF or RW mode, sometimes the STOP button doesnt respond and the only way is to reboot the machine (turning on and off) i wonder if that is related to the computer control or if that is a known issue on these machines. After turning on and off, the issue goes away, but it comes back randomly when operating it.
As always all the expert advice form here is appreciated. I will work on the machine myself. I have not owned any studers before, so don't know how "workable" are those vs a Tascam or Otari.
Thanks
