technoplayer
Recovering Gear-aholic
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.
Sooooo.................
I have a set of 4 channel 4 track quarter inch heads from a Teac...probably a 3340 or 3440. What are the issues if any with fitting the play head into the spare slot on the 440 headblock and hooking up my own switch to have quarter track play capability? I suspect there is some compatability issues/ equalization/ impedance/ etc that I do not know about. I guess it cant be that straightforward or it would be done more widely.
>>> And while Im at it, what about hooking up the record (and erase) heads?
I imagine now I am into bias issues and etc.
Opinions?? Facts???
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.
Sooooo.................
I have a set of 4 channel 4 track quarter inch heads from a Teac...probably a 3340 or 3440. What are the issues if any with fitting the play head into the spare slot on the 440 headblock and hooking up my own switch to have quarter track play capability? I suspect there is some compatability issues/ equalization/ impedance/ etc that I do not know about. I guess it cant be that straightforward or it would be done more widely.
>>> And while Im at it, what about hooking up the record (and erase) heads?
I imagine now I am into bias issues and etc.
Opinions?? Facts???