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I was in KC this weekend with my younger son for his soccer tournament. During a break between his games, I stopped by a local studio that had an Otari MX-series 2-track for sale and listed on Craigslist. It's one of those very common BII-2 machines. Not the prettiest, but it's fully working...

Good idea! Here goes... Otto

I'm selling an AKG D-19 dynamic mike. The mike is in good working order. This particular model carries the Norelco brand and also has a badge indicating that it was used by CBS at one time. *It has a standard XLR output connector and both the M (music) and S (speech) settings work. *I'm asking...

OK, here we have a separate thread to discuss the early 16-track and 24-track machines, so that Cory's MM-1000 project thread can keep its focus. My contribution will be modest, but I will start about by noting that I've corresponded with Dale Manquen about how he surreptitiously created the...

Folks: Just a post to recognize and offer thanks to the list admin for heeding my request to revise the Analog Only list description. You may not have noticed the recent change. It used to pertain to "Discussions of problems relating to.. (analog stuff)". I figured since using analog gear is...

For sale I have an Aphex 109 equalizer. The 109 is a 2 band stereo or 4 band mono parametrix equalizer. Each band can be switched to shelf (a very handy feature). Switchable +4/-10 levels and balanced or unbalanced I/O. The unit is in excellent condition and comes with the original power supply...

Might be getting to that time... I've been noticing that the tape timer on my Otari MX-5050 MKIII 8-track doesn't register properly in reverse wind. It does fine in the forward direction, whether in play or fast wind but slips about 3% in reverse. I can make it better temporarily by swabbing...

I recently reminded myself that 1/4" 2-track machines have one of three track widths: .100" on DIN (European) machines, .082" on "NAB" machines and .075" on Ampex (and some other machines). Richard Hess has a nifty webpage on track widths for all sizes of tape...

This was hilarious... I moved the Otari 8-track and lowered the pedestal it sits on. I had to pull the take up reel off of its hub to fit the machine into its new home. I put the reel back on. Then I plugged the machine back in. When I started it up, it wouldn't wind properly... it wouldn't...

The manual for my Otari MX-5050 MKIII 8-track specifies Anderol 456 for lubing the capstan motor bearings. The product still exists, but it doesn't seem easy to locate in small quantities (five gallons for $275, anyone?) I don't really have anything comparable on hand, mostly because you can't...

Anyone have a recommendation for a good source for a 3 kg./10 lb. push/pull spring scale? As I noted in my Otari thread, I need to check and probably adjust the pinch roller pressure. Thanks! Cheers, Otto

I just bought one of these machines. The manual I downloaded lists two remotes: CB-110 and CB-114. I also see CB-116s around and they are claimed to work with this machine, also. Can anyone verify that? Was that a later remote put out after the MKIII manual was published? Thanks! Otto

I've started tracking ideas to my Teac A-3340S. I've noticed a little thing that I would like to remedy and would welcome some help on: I have an intermittent noise issue. It sporadically appears in the output of all four channels, more obvious in "source" than in "tape" position, but if it's...

As I mentioned in another thread, I'm thinking of getting a multi-track recorder with at least 8 tracks. I sold my 3M 1" 8 track a few years ago because it is rather bigger and noisier (transport noise, not tape or electronic) than I wanted in my little studio and also because I despaired of...

I'm looking to simplify a bit, so I have a few things for sale. One item for sale is a very nice Muse Research Receptor Pro with Native Instruments Komplete 5 Inside. I'm only asking $900 plus shipping. I've seen eBay listings this high for the base unit, not the Pro and without the Komplete 5...