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I don't think Rupert Neve is offering the Tape Emulator to get a foothold in digital hardware land. I think he's trying to insult its inhabitants. :eek:

I had been starkly warned that the worst part of my deicsion to get a tape deck was the tape hiss. I was cautioned that I would be so distracted, annoyed, and disgusted with ridiculously loud hiss and a high noise-floor that I'd be ashamed for moving forward with a purchase. Well those lying...

Wow man! You are very good. I closed my eyes and felt like I was driving a sleek, black Astin-Martin with dark tinted windows around a pre-Apocalyptic Wales. Would like to hear more.

Thank You all for the insight, tips and the links. And in so, I think I'll hold off on any demag until I notice the sound change or say three or four months. Whichever comes first.

Should I be doing this everyday? Good brand/Bad brand?

This may get a little bit syrupy but here goes... I've forever wanted a RtR but always backed off at the last minute. I allowed the usual naysaying reasons to sway me. No need to go into detailing those because y'all here are the ones I credit with pointing out that many of the naysaying...

Splicing Would someone please point me in the direction of a reputable site/resource/book/link, etc. for the proper method of splicing analog tape.

BTW, here's another question I better throw out here lest I forget. I read recently that it's important to store (not sure if they meant long-term and short-term) the tape a certain way on the reel meaning either not rewound or rewound. There was debate as to which way was best. One way...

I'd like to put together or just buy a cleaning kit. Is there a shop you guys use to get supplies? Tomorrow I'll make some calls around town. Besides alcohol and q-tips, what should a kit contain?

Thanks Daniel. I'll start doing that. It's set up for 456.

It's a B77 mkII. It definitely did not slow as it approached zero. I think you can see what my concerns are. It's like which is worse? Throwing on the brakes during fast-rewind (which appears to be the only kind of rewind on this machine) or tape slap.

If it's not OK to ask very basic questions here please let me know. Or steer me towards the appropriate FAQ or site. Very basic info seems to be hard to come by for tape machines. I have recently acquired a Revox half-track. All I know so far is that it looks very cool sitting in the room...