Hey, big spender!!

[A Reel Person]

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http://cgi.ebay.com/Akai-GX-77-Reel...709750796QQcategoryZ67810QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[cjacek]

Yup, saw that one ... made me salivate!

It'd be interesting to note the ending price.

 

[A Reel Person]

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[cjacek]

It's a beauty ... no doubt ....

 

[cjacek]

It'd be nice to dub one's vinyl collection to ....

 

[cjacek]

as an aside ..... do you know how many ips a 45 LP turns (once around) and whether speed is as important to vinyl as is for tape ? Silly question ... perhaps ...

 

[cjacek]

Sorry, I meant 33 RPM ...... but my question was pretty silly I think .... All I was trying to ask was how speed of tape compares to vinyl ....

 

[A Reel Person]

Good question.

Wish I had an answer! My gut feeling is that speed on vinyl has a similar effect on reproduction as tape speed.

Can't handle the Akai? Maybe this is more your speed!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Raleigh...709707827QQcategoryZ15000QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[cjacek]

HA! Looks like a poor man's nagra!

 

[A Reel Person]

Or this???

http://cgi.ebay.com/3M-MODEL-M64-RE...406924585QQcategoryZ15199QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[cjacek]

http://cgi.ebay.com/3M-MODEL-M64-RE...406924585QQcategoryZ15199QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Ah! Now you're talkin' Dave!

Btw, I've been lookin' at California's Craig's list and eBay and there's so many local goodies right down your street (almost literally speaking). It must be nice to live there, even if it's for the nice analog gear!

 

[A Reel Person]

Tascams grow on trees here,...

or so I've heard!..............

 

[Beck]

I've got the black panel GX-77... I bought new in '87. I couldn’t part with it though. It is a beauty.

Below not my actual GX, but a good likeness.

 

[cjacek]

I've got the black panel GX-77... I bought new in '87. I couldn’t part with it though. It is a beauty.

Those are nice. How much did you pay for it originally ?

 

[Beck]

Those are nice. How much did you pay for it originally ?

I don't remember exactly -- $600.00 something. I paid less for it than that auction. I remember it was being discontinued and was a closeout price.

I was an Air Force brat, so I bought it at the USAF Base Exchange, which was always less expensive than "The Outside." And no sales tax.

 

[cjacek]

I guess it goes to show that certain pieces of "obsolete" gear could conceivably still make manufacturers a lot of money.

Btw, what was your job while in the USAF ... or is that still classified ?

 

[Beck]

I guess it goes to show that certain pieces of "obsolete" gear could conceivably still make manufacturers a lot of money.

Btw, what was your job while in the USAF ... or is that still classified ?

I was just my father's son. He was a 25-year military man. I was a dependant... that's why they called us military brats. We had all the benefits, free medical & dental, BX and commissary privileges, dirt-cheap flight lessons, horseback riding, dirt-cheap movies at two theaters, and four different swimming pools… lots of cool stuff on an Air Force base, but we had no obligations or responsibilities like the enlisted personnel. It was a good life.

 

[_DK]

as an aside ..... do you know how many ips a 45 LP turns (once around) and whether speed is as important to vinyl as is for tape ? Silly question ... perhaps ...

It surely does matter, that's why people buy singles - faster speed (45 or 78 ips)= better quality.

 

[_DK]

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http://cgi.ebay.com/Akai-GX-77-Reel...709750796QQcategoryZ67810QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

IT'S A BEAUTY! Do you know where to buy those 7" metal take up reels? Those are rare...

 

[A Reel Person]

Yeah, that AKAI reel obviously came out of the box with that NOS tape deck.

I've not seen a lot of AKAI metal 7" reels, but a few years ago I got about 10 brand new (NOS/in sealed box) Maxell 7" empty takeup reels, for about $7~$10/ea.