That's a n easy one:
What decks do you all suggest I look at?
- The ones they (I mean, we) have.
**********
seriously, I am kind of confused by the fact that you are asking such question. I'm actually super -
, that is.
you know better
**********
just to keep you company:
I never had myself any specific deck that spins 10" wheels and does it at 3-3/4 ips. So no specific clues here, I only can guess.
I have teac A-4300sx with 3-3/4. It's SUPER! (all I can tell, really).
I have old tube ampex 1260, and it's , hmmmmm, how should I say it?, - it's SPECIAL
, I'd say you would not want to deal with that era machines for the task you are facing.
I really would imagin that pretty much any teac deck that is in working order and meets your speed/reel size "specs" will do great.
then there are pioneers and akais etc.... the good ones of those usually go high price, from what I've seen, hi-fiers love them.
I would imagine the potential problems you may face are rather related to the recordings you have and how to play them beck the best possible way but not to the deck choice. I mean, the recordings were recorded on some machines (duhhhh
), and you don't know (or do you?) what machine and
what condition machines were used , any noise reduction was/was not used? Playing back tapes that you have not recorded yourself is (always was) a problem-some, unless you keep all your machines perfectly "standardized") and so had the
other guy
I remember back in my
best years of existence we used to pass through and re-record tapes, and instead of keepping things standardized (of which we had no clue nor care about to begin with) we would keep a watch-master screwdriber by the deck, so always ready. Just screw up the heads's untill the hi-hats would cut through the rest of the mud, and that is it. And if the hats would not cut through, then you'd give it up and just say - this recording sucks, play back some of your
great recordings and undo the screwing back ..heh heh heh - reset the unit that is. lol
those were good days
good luck
