p_wats
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Hey guys,
Long time lurker first time poster...blah blah blah. I was hoping for some advice on a reel to reel I picked up recently--trying to decide if I should keep or sell it.
On the weekend I was digging through a basement and found a never opened Braun TG-1000 2-track reel to reel in pristine condition with 2 unopened reels of TB-1022 Braun tape.
This is my first deck. I've been looking for a while, but am so new to analog recording that I didn't want to invest in a junker. Naturally this was the exact opposite, so I had to take it!
Initially, I was set on selling it, as everything is in German, and it has nothing but DIN connectors (5-pin mostly and a weird 4-pin for the headphone jack), but it's a beautiful beast. I've been able to find suitable adapters and 5-pin to RCA cords, and the house had tons of open/sealed 1/4" BASF tape, so we're in business.
People have been offering me all sorts of cash/trades for it, but do you guys think this simple 2-track would serve me well in my recording setup for either bouncing to tape, mastering, or simple live demo recording?
Here are some pics from when I first took it out of the packaging (!):
Listening to some German folk music one of the reels had on it...
I think I've figured out what these do: first allows for monitoring inputs, next 3 select between tracks for listening/recording. Not sure about the "Multiplay" button though.
Going to get some 5-pin DIN to 4 RCA cables tomorrow, but any ides what the other 2 connections are for (they read "Projector" and "Sync")?
Also, any general advice on things I want to do to this in terms of maintenance? It seems to work perfectly and I'd like to keep it that way! I got a demagnetizer from the same basement, so I'll give that a shot.
What do you guys think--keep it for recording use or sell it as a pristine relic (I'd keep it regardless if I had a bigger apartment)?
Long time lurker first time poster...blah blah blah. I was hoping for some advice on a reel to reel I picked up recently--trying to decide if I should keep or sell it.
On the weekend I was digging through a basement and found a never opened Braun TG-1000 2-track reel to reel in pristine condition with 2 unopened reels of TB-1022 Braun tape.
This is my first deck. I've been looking for a while, but am so new to analog recording that I didn't want to invest in a junker. Naturally this was the exact opposite, so I had to take it!
Initially, I was set on selling it, as everything is in German, and it has nothing but DIN connectors (5-pin mostly and a weird 4-pin for the headphone jack), but it's a beautiful beast. I've been able to find suitable adapters and 5-pin to RCA cords, and the house had tons of open/sealed 1/4" BASF tape, so we're in business.
People have been offering me all sorts of cash/trades for it, but do you guys think this simple 2-track would serve me well in my recording setup for either bouncing to tape, mastering, or simple live demo recording?
Here are some pics from when I first took it out of the packaging (!):
Listening to some German folk music one of the reels had on it...
I think I've figured out what these do: first allows for monitoring inputs, next 3 select between tracks for listening/recording. Not sure about the "Multiplay" button though.
Going to get some 5-pin DIN to 4 RCA cables tomorrow, but any ides what the other 2 connections are for (they read "Projector" and "Sync")?
Also, any general advice on things I want to do to this in terms of maintenance? It seems to work perfectly and I'd like to keep it that way! I got a demagnetizer from the same basement, so I'll give that a shot.
What do you guys think--keep it for recording use or sell it as a pristine relic (I'd keep it regardless if I had a bigger apartment)?
. I'd suspect this is a pretty decent machine. Searching the net, it also seems that the Braun products are designed (style-wise) by Dieter Rams. This tape deck may have value as an art piece as well given its condition. I'd seriously consider boxing it back up and keeping it brand-new. 
