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It's OK bud... I've just had a Proverbial slap from my wife for wanting to buy another mic. I'm about to spend £300 on getting my machine serviced:o Sorry brother...

Hi, Would you be willing to ship to the UK? if so how much do you want for the postage?

jesus wept that a lot of stuff i don't understand.... Anyway I found this http://diy.usedforcomparison.com/arp/ looks prety useful. what do you guys think?

Yeah i figured as much:o

looks good, thanks. This may sound a little stupid but is the output of these things line level or mic?

Hey guys... slight change of direction here but I was hunting around for some info on building a pre for my ribbons. I don't want a full kit to build as I have recently acuired a shedload of parts eg. xlr connectors, gzillions of electronics components rack plates, project cases VU meters...

You could really do with getting hold of a service manual. They sometimes have a fault finding section like "the transport doesn't play but FF and RW - check fuse blah blah" etc. It will also tell you the values of the caps so you can replace them like for like. If you can find a physically...

Sounds like a busting cap in the transport circuit. Have a look at the boards controlling the transport. Chances are, you will be able to locate the dodgy cap as it may be bulging or leaking gu. see if you can trace the smell also. you should be able to narrow it down with the nose. It is...

That is contrary to what i have experienced while setting up both my teac machines. the eq adjustments have quite an effect on the playback level

OK I'd recommend the studiomaster 16-8-2. Sweepable mid and low EQ, fairly quiet pres, balanced out. it's a prety awsome deck, and i got mine for about 60 quid i think :D http://www.dancetech.com/aa_dt_new/hardware/ITEM.CFM?threadid=450&lang=0

What about adjusting the playback EQ? If you set your levels using a 1K tone then adjusting the EQ will affect th output level will it not. I thought the point in the specified playback frequency was at a frequency that would not be affected by adjusting playback EQ. JP that will do just fine...

That's a very useful link... thanks ;)

I've had a look on the net but to no avail... Is anybody aware of a tape bias (or indeed a tape level) comparison and compatibility table for different makes and formulas of tape?

That would be fantastic! I'll PM you my email address so if you find it mail me and we can make a deal.

Your a lucky git. I saw one on ebay in the states and i was outbit by a few cents while i was distracted by the missus. Don't suppose you'd sell it or rent it even?

That is unless you own a teac test tape specific for your machine. I am having a nightmare trying to get a test tape with a 400hz tone on it. This is the frequency at which the playback eq does not effect the playback level. if you can't get a tape with this frequency on it you are screw when...

Thats the initials of the dood who glues down the corners of the box. ;) It's like the lables on Lush products. The next step will be a cartoon like drawing of the blokes face...

Hey Tim, I've got a couple of boxs of TDK GX and have the same problem with the white powder shed. It doesn't seem to effect the tape itself but if i'm playing a fill 10 1/2 inch reel through then the heads are going to be covered in the residue. It does seem to ease off after a few plays...

It's supposed to put out 21V. I must be missing something... It's driving me nuts!!!

Well it's actually the PSU that's in an ITAM 806. It's a pain in the arse actually as I can't seem to get the bloody thing working right. I've checked all the components and they all seen to be working right but the output is way too high. I can't work it out, I'm not an electrician. I just...