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Hi, I wanted to know what 4-track auto-reverse R2R machine would replace my Revox A77 ? What I would like is: - Best sound (ok, hard question there, but something that would equal or beat my A77) - Better record/play quality at 3 3/4 ips (9.5cm/s) just in case I start enjoying that speed on...

Hello, For those who are interested, I will soon have finished my EMI 2-track pre-recorded tape guide. This guide is based on the 1958 EMI catalogue but I need the 1960 version to add some later titles. I would really appreciate if somebody could either scan the pink section for the tapes at...

Now here's a most amazing find for you Reel2Reel collectors... Last week I received a number of audiophile Barclay Crocker (BC) tapes including the Mozart Serenades as seen on the top of the photo. The tape had a problem (lubricant loss) and wouldn't play right (it started to hiss on a tape...

Hi, After my Barclay Crocker "almost complete" tape guide that I recently finished, I would like to switch to those HMV 2-tack mono/stereo tapes issued in the 50s. I started an initial pdf with a three dozen titles, but the HMV catalog of the late 50s contained over 400 titles with many...

Hello, After many late evenings checking hundreds of eBay auctions, Google pictures, private lists, LP issues and more, I finally managed to "almost" complete my Barclay Crocker tape guide. It is only missing a few catalog reference letters to be finished. It contains all known BC tapes so far...

Hi, I'm writing a PDF guide of all known Barclay Crocker (BC) factory recorded tapes. Some of you may know the 1986 BC article listing all their tapes with the number of specimens produced. Except that the list misses several titles, that the catalog numbers are missing their first letter in...

Hi, I'm finishing to repair this machine. It works almost completely except that I can't use a normal square belt for the main tape transport. Philips used a cheap design using a belt shaped like |>: a flat side and a half square side. The flat side engages toward the reels in fast rewind and...

Hi, Right now I play my 4-track pre-recorded tapes on a Revox A77 which seems to be the MK-IV version as per silver push-buttons. I recaped almost all except the motor capacitors and two 1600µF electrolytics on the playback amplifiers (I'll change them soon anyway). I would like to get the best...

Hi, I got a few of these in their nice boxes. I thought I made an interesting deal as they allowed 90 minutes on my PR99. However, they slowed down the rewind and deposited on the heads and guides (not much, but enough to remove by hand). They appear to work better after a first pass and...

Hi, I just got three of these large, heavy and well packed Maxell tapes for digital audio (pcm). They are referenced PC27-1/2-14DA. Half inch, 2920m, as large as 14 inches, and lasting one hour which supposes a tape speed of around 81cm/s. I can't find any information about these tapes on the...

Hi, Since those Revox (A77, B77, PR99) have a plug for a remote control, I wondered if anybody designed a clock which could trigger a recording just like on a VCR for example. Sometimes I miss live classical concerts because I'm at work and can't be at home to start it manually. This extension...

Hi, I would like to find some 1 inch 4 tracks erase, record and playback heads to replace the missing ones of my 1949 Telefunken T9. Since this particular model was made in extremely small quantity (less than 20, if not up to 10), I doubt that I will ever find the originals, and the head block...

Hi, I recently got a few hundreds of DAT tapes containing classical recordings and radio broadcasts. Some play great, some "skip" more or less with a blank lasting about half a second. I wanted to know: - if these tapes are reliable and can be kept without digital duplication to another more...

Hello, I got a box of the following tapes (as new): DP26 FE LH 18 PEM 369 PEM 268 I wanted to know whether they will work fine on a Revox PR99 physically talking because I don't want that they stretch due to tape tension. I also wanted to know whether they will be compatible with the actual...

This is the post-war version of the 1939 R22, itself a broadcast version of the K4. Considering the 750rpm synchronous motor and the 0.96cm removable capstan like on some Akai models, this runs both 19/38 speeds. I don't think there ever was a larger capstan to run at 76cm/s. I still don't know...

What tape machine to "analogize" digital sound before re-recording on PC/MAC ? Hi, My brother is a professional digital music composer and lives in Paris. He wants to "warm" some sounds and samples by playing them from his Mac, recording them on tape, and re-recording them on the Mac. I don't...

Hi, I'm wondering how this old machine really works. It has only one head and so, plays full track tapes at 15ips and 30ips (and it's currently in working order, at least for the playback mode). The machine is mainly operated using a 3-position lever right to the pinch roller (follow link for...

Hi, I got a pair of nice Uher Royal decks which both need a new pinch roller and a new idlers. Any ideas ? Thanks !

Hi, I wanted to know whether there is a database somwhere of those tapes sold by Columbia and HMV (and also others) in the 1950s. I'm mainly interested to know about the MONO tapes, but also those 2-track stereo which seem to have disappeared in the early 1960s. The reason of this question is...

Hi, I just found a 2" Ampex 456 tape in a flea market. It's marked 24-track master and dated 1987, and also contains one 8" floppy disk which seems to be a backup of the mixer settings. I didn't know that mixers could save on floppy in these years. Anybody knows what mixer(s) may have been...