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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...:)

I have acquired two Tascam 112 machines, and both exhibit the same problem. With the varispeed OFF, they both run a bit fast...not much, but enough to hear a pitch change on pre-recorded music. When the Vari speed is turned ON, the thing spools up to high speed and the vari speed pot does...

I acquired an Otari MX 5050 b-II and an MTR 10. I planned to use the 5050 to replace my Tascem 35-2 as the Otari has the added lower speed which I need. The 5050 is clean, and records/ plays/ functions fine except it will not rewind or fast forward. Mechnically the solenoids, motors, brakes, etc...

I have a pair of Tascam 112 cassette machines I am getting around to checking out.. These models have a variable speed control with a defeat switch. On both decks, when I enable the vari speed, the decks spool upto to high speed and the control knb does nothing. I tried removing/cleaning the...

One of these FS in local Craigslist. Apparently for sound for film. Is it worth anything??

Its August and 100+ outside, and the A/C unit for my studio space has failed. All the gear is powered off. temperature in the studio is probably 90 degrees, kept from getting higher by forced air circulation (fans) from a cooler area of the building. No hope for repairs on the A/C near term...

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

I have been doing some tape transfer tests on my 2340SX which has not seen use in a while. I am finding that track 3 does not fully erase the old signal on the tape...I can hear the old signal faintly in the space between songs and even under very quiet passages. Tracks 2 and 4 do not have any...

I picked a Teac X20R last night. Kind of a blind purchase, as i did not know exactly what the seller had except it was a Teac and had 10 1/2" reels. Figured that was going to make it a decent machine for no matter what model it was. For $30 with hubs and reels, I knew even if it was junk I...

I've got a line on a nice TSR-8, but the guy says its got a sticky pinch roller. He may discount the machine by the cost of a replacement, sooooo.... What do they cost? On EBAY they are like $65 which probably is robbery. Without me calling Tascam, anybody got a budgetary price? Thx

I am trying to hook up and test some gear I purchased that has balanced inputs and outputs. The inputs are marked 20K ohm transformer coupled and the outputs are marked 600 ohm. The pin outs are : Pin 1: Ground Pin 2: (-) Pin3: (+) Question: can I safely run these to unbalaced ins and out...

I am rummageing thru a local guys for sale stuff and there is a lot of radio staion gear. He has a couple Aphex aural exciters. Can someone explain exactly what these do and if they are something worth having? Also quite a bit of Orban processing gear. Good quality?

I recently acquired a pair of Tascam 112 cassette decks. They work well except the pitch control on both of them exhibits the same problem. When i enable the pitch control button, the capstan motors spool up to high speed, and the pitch knob has no effect. They both do the same thing, so i was...

I have a chance tonite to buy a 388 ($150) or and 80-8 ($75) both local pick up. The 388 is described as very nice and working. I do not know anything about the 80-8 except is a complete machine with hub adaptors and the DBX unit. I know there are a lot of you rubes who will say grab them both...

There a 20 channel AMEK TAK Bullet console for sale here locally. I am not familiar with theis brand. My brief web searching brings up lots of interesting references like Rupert Neve. Anybody have any lowdown on these?

I scored this pair of Tascam 112's in a rolling rack off of Craigslist for $45. Like, I did not need them, but for 45 bucks........... Anyway, they are both pretty nice, although i do plan on replacing the belts on both of them. Only cosmetic issue is the missing white cap off of the pitch...