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Man, this place is pretty lonely. Not many people wanting to talk about Fostex stuff haha! Personally, I love the older analog Fostex stuff. From the sound (great to pretty bad), to the look (gray and orange make awesome!), finding a well taken care of Fostex 8-track is one of life's great experiences. I just wanted to start a thread and talk about these forgotten and marginalized machines. I've always rooted for the underdog, and Fostaex was always the red headed step-child to Tascam and deservedly so mostly. Fostex cut corners where Tascam didn't, and their stuff didn't hold up as well but like I said, there's pieces out there that were either rarely used or babied and I've been lucky to find a couple of them.
I got a Model 80 with almost 90% head life left on it. Of course, the LED's are a mess, with many burnt out but it runs and sounds great. I found a 250 (the first 4-track they ever released) in mint condition that came with the flight case with the orange Fostex logo on the grey wood. Lastly, I also found an A8, but it's not in the best condition. It has one channel that's messed up and doesn't RW that strong. All it's VU meters light up though! Anyways, I love talking about these things so if there's anyone out there with one let's see it, and hear what you've done with it.
I got a Model 80 with almost 90% head life left on it. Of course, the LED's are a mess, with many burnt out but it runs and sounds great. I found a 250 (the first 4-track they ever released) in mint condition that came with the flight case with the orange Fostex logo on the grey wood. Lastly, I also found an A8, but it's not in the best condition. It has one channel that's messed up and doesn't RW that strong. All it's VU meters light up though! Anyways, I love talking about these things so if there's anyone out there with one let's see it, and hear what you've done with it.
