Weird Deck of the Day

[technoplayer]

WTF is this?? Advertiser says its based on a TEAC..Looks like it was built on a monday or a friday...

 

[sweetbeats]

Well duh...

Clearly its a Suntronics UP.

 

[Richard King]

No question that that is a Teac transport. Just guessing I would say that it was probably used in a duplication facility for something or another.

 

[RRuskin]

Well duh...

Clearly its a Suntronics UP.

I don't know this machine but I know Suntronics. The late Ron Sundell, the owner, was a genius at wringing out the best possible performance from the TEAC/TASCAM line of machines and consoles. Among other things, he converted 3300 1/2 tracks to 30ips machines. I'm guessing that the unit in question here is one of his prototypes. Of what, I have no idea.

 

[Beck]

I've never seen anything like it!

 

[cjacek]

That deck looks retarded!

 

[Richard King]

Where did you spot this thing?

 

[technoplayer]

It 's on Chicago Craigslist...........

 

[Vintage Texas]

Strange looking thing, think the speed is 7-1/2 and 15.
And the R-reel-table only take 5 inch reels ?
Wonder what connections, the back has ?

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Maybe a second deck for "flanging"? Or maybe like an "echoplex" setup with another machine? And then again, maybe its a levitation device?

 

[Rich Smith]

Take a look at this Ampex:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ampex-600-Magne...7|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

I've got a 601 in a suitcase just like that. I was going to put it on ebay for a buck.

 

[Richard King]

Take a look at this Ampex:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ampex-600-Magne...7|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

Actually, the Ampex 600 was quite popular in its day. There are probably still many of them out in the field (somewhere).

 

[Vintage Texas]

Take a look at this Ampex:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ampex-600-Magne...7|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

That's a nice Ampex + sweet tubes inside

 

[dodgeaspen]

Very strange looking