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A big issue with 8 tracks on 1/4" tape is crosstalk- especially at high freq. The 388 goes out to about 16KHZ and there were cal. pots. to null out crosstalk.

Have some 388 and 688 parts up on Ebay now. If interested in any of it PM me and I will give you a better price.

API 550a in great working condition. Does not have the metal box. Also have a edge connector and power supply as I was using it stand alone. $800 shipped. PM if interested.

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Have you taken the Apogee out of the rack and retested? There is a giant power transformer in the PS spraying noise every where. Also you might have a grounding issue/loop with the Apogee and the PS chassis grounds tied together in the metal rack.

Your take up reel is bent, which will cause edge damage.

If you want to sell the front panel- the upper part- I need one. Mine was damaged in shipping. Can pay or trade other parts I have for the MSR-16. PM if interested. Are you the same guy that had issues with a Tascam DR680 and lower voltage batteries some years ago?

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They shipped in a big box strapped to a pallet.

That statement by your tech is BS.

A much better setup would use the TSR-8 as the master and let the DAW chase it. Called Code only Master. You don't have to deal with the TSR-8 lock up time.

Nord C1 with rolling roadcase. $1500obo

My youngest son's company - Finch Electronics- has a number of overdrive/ distortion pedals with options. His latest is the "Muffer Fuzzer", a Big Muff clone with multiple options. He's on Reverb, and has a FB page. All designed-including graphics- and hand built.

Tape path clean, tension setup right- especially back tension, Using new tape?

If it doesn't erase or record, either you have lost the record/erase bias or the machine is not switching into record mod and turning on the bias oscillator.

Underated? Someone who most of you have never heard of- Kevin Gilbert.

The DAT machines will mute audio when there are too many read errors. In "seek" mode read error is disabled. So the answer is bad drum/heads, crud on drum that didn't get cleaned off, drum/heads damaged while cleaning- chamois is a no no with DAT- head to tape contact, tape path alignment...

Verify the Pinch roller has a barrel shape vs. flat surface. The MS-16 used a flat PR which then was updated to a slightly barrel shaped in later machines and the ATR-60. Both machines addressed the tape shifting with the dreaded 'Fine tape path alignment" in the manual. Put a good tape on, have...

The ATR 80 used the same circuit topology as the Ampex 2" The ATR-80 was used on the first Traveling Wilburys album along with a ATR60-2 1/2" half track for mix down. Jeff Lynne wanted it painted black and a Ampex logo put on it. A few of the Tori Amos albums were done on one along with a few...