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I am on a quest to get all the gear I've got in hibernation to either be fully functional and used or get rid of it. I dont know about other list members but I have come to a late life realization that 1) I have too much stuff and 2) I have diminishing patience to keep fixing and maintaining...

I have rotated my Teac A-6300 back into use and find that the capstan solenoid has become a bit lazy. What I mean is when i engage play, the brake solenoids release sharply but the capstan solenoid( in the same circuit loop) does sort of a "stutter click" when engaging and rather than sharply...

I have a pair of 112 cassette decks and both of them have issues with the pitch speed control. When i bought them, both decks needed belts and the pitch speed control was jacked. When i enabled the pitch control button the motors go into full fast speed with the heads still engaged of course...

I answered an ad for this pile of gear even tho I have some version of most of it. I mean, who buys gear they dont really need, right? The money shot was the 3BX, but in a field check it came up dead. The rest of the gear passed a preliminary check, so it all came home cheap. What I have is...

I use a DBX 3bx, one of the first series units, as part of my playback system. It does a really nice job on old vinyl, quieting down the surface noise in compression mode and livening up the music in expansion mode. I recently acquired a 3BX-R remote which adds functionality and has user...

For some time the solenoid that pulls in the pinch roller on my 6300 has been lazy, i.e. when i press 'play there is a slight delay and an audible double 'click' before the pinch roller pulls over. Thinking about it I presume there is a relay that energizes the solenoid and thats the first click...

I posted this earlier in the Analog section where I usually lurk, but realize there may be some valuable insights from another group as well..... I am soliciting recommendations from gear experts (junkies) for an equalizer. I have my own ideas but want a wider perspective. Since my original...

I am soliciting recommendations from all gear experts (junkies) for an equalizer. I have my own ideas but want a wifder perspective. Since my original failed I have had two others which both lasted only a short time. I think this is one of the downsides of *vintage* equipment, and eq's are...

I have dusted off my 308B and am trying to address some of the gremlins it has acquired. >>>I really need to flip it over, crack it open, and clean all the pots and reseat all the cards, but from the first power up.... When I press and of the Pre-fader listen (PFL) buttons, I get an audible...

I have a Revox PR99-II that has an issue with the channel 2 line output...like, there is no output. When i got the machine it was heating up and had smoked one of the resistors (R5 or R6) on the output board, like it had a short somewhere. I replaced both resistors (L+R channels) and cleaned up...

Much has been made of having a reel to reel biased for the particular tape type being RECORDED upon, but what about a machine PLAYBACK capability?? At issue is I am finally making time to sort thru my large tape collection, which is made up of a vast variety of manufacturers, thicknesses...

Once again I broke my vow and bought another tape machine.. an Otari 5050 1/2" 4 track, and it came with 24 reels of tape. Most of it appears to be Ampex 456 which a few reels are Quantegy GP9. I say "appears to be" as I am going under the assumption that the tape is on the original reels, if...

Not mine but near me. mci tape machines FWIW

Not on topic exactly, but it looks like the site layout has changed, and I cannot see the pages in the forums any longer!!. Reading a thread requires strange keyboard dexterity..I have to hit the ESC key immediately after loading a page to get anything or the body of the page goes blank after...

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/msg/2020155626.html

Long story short: saw a newly posted local Craigslist for an Ampex 440C Half inch 4 track. $350. Guy is moving out of town the next day (red flag # 1) and last minute decides he doesnt want to haul it across the country. He claims low usage. (red flag #2) So I go to the storage unit its in (red...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Ampex-AG440-1-4-reel-reel-tape-deck-/360274028936?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item53e2016988 Selling a mono ampex 440 on Fleabay....totally misrepresented. Museum piece?? More like mausoleum piece. I see rust, no pinch roller, he says tube...

I would like to have a quarter track play head on my half track Ampex 440C. Ampex did offer the half track head stack with an optional quarter track play head and a built in switch to flip between half track and quarter track, but I have been unsuccessful in finding one at a reasonable price...

I will load pics in a minute (i always have trouble with this) but just went to an estate sale in Dallas I saw on C-List. UNBELIEVEABLE!!! Dozens of mixers, 4. 8, 16 track reel machines, processing gear, racks, speakers, mics, stand, tape, vcrs...the whole friggin house is packed. There is stuff...

Just down the street from me. I did not even know there WAS someone in town with a 24 track analog studio, no less THREE machines. http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/msg/1661992206.html I'm tempted to call him just for a demo...:)