Victory Pete
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I have wondered this for a while now. Please vote.
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MX-5050BIII 2ch Analog Audio Tape Recorder new is $5,830.00 plus shipping.
I had to call and find out for myself. I was surprised to know they still sell a lot of parts for the Otari decks. I thought Tascam was about the last one in the analog game.
Who can tell ?
What can be done in analogue that can't be done digitally?
MX-5050BIII 2ch Analog Audio Tape Recorder new is $5,830.00 plus shipping.
as stephens recorders were somewhat rare, here's a brochure from back in the day.I can't see a market for "more of the same" when the existing stock is far cheaper to restore than it is to build new.
If it were going to happen, I'd want it to be something new.
My personal preference would be to start from the most compact, efficient historical machine, the last generation of Stephens machine, and then incorporate new technologies to make it even lighter, more compact, more reliable, with automation of settings and calibration.
I'd want it to come with a high-quality compact companion console and have the whole set up run all day on appropriate batteries. Probably it would need to be a wide-track machine to compete with current expectations in terms of S/N ratio. I'd think no more than 16 tracks on 2" tape, maybe 12. But then, that's just me, and I want a rig that is easy to move around and record with as a complete kit.
Cheers,
Otto