Hi, I know next to nothing about home recording, but I want to start. I found an Otari MX5050 MKIII-8 reel to reel tape recorder at a pawn shop for $675. I can probably talk them down to $600.
The problem is, my friend told me that these machines require a "calibration tape"....and....uh....something else as well.....I don't remmeber exactly what.....whatever the case, this machine doesn't come with the tape or with.....er.....whatever else it was that I supposedly need. Oh, and there's no instruction manual.
I'm fairly sure that this is the sort of machine I want; but is it worth it, or am I better off finding a machine with a calibration tape elsewhere (ebay perhaps)?
The problem is, my friend told me that these machines require a "calibration tape"....and....uh....something else as well.....I don't remmeber exactly what.....whatever the case, this machine doesn't come with the tape or with.....er.....whatever else it was that I supposedly need. Oh, and there's no instruction manual.
I'm fairly sure that this is the sort of machine I want; but is it worth it, or am I better off finding a machine with a calibration tape elsewhere (ebay perhaps)?