Teac/Tascam 2 Track?

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RRuskin said:
The 70 series was designed for use with TASCAM's 1st console, the Model 10 which except for the mic inputs, was an RCA jack/-10 board.

While Stephens put his decks in small packages but there's no way his designs would be considered small format.
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sorry, i'm probably just confusing the terminology here ...

i mean 'small footprint', not 'narrow track width' !
 
lonewhitefly said:
No, that's not the right deck ... that's a 4-track (not 2-track) model. Look for the '2T' designation, or a '2-track' emblem in the lower right.

Also, the price is steep and the unit has not been properly tested. I've owned 2 working units (2-track 15 ips version), which I bought for around $200 each in good working order.

If you can get this one cheap, it might be worth a gamble (but it will be a gamble!):

Teac A 3300sx 2 Track Reel to Reel Master Recorder | eBay
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Teac 3300SX.... ahhhhhhhh great machine I have 2 of them and did plenty mixdowns on it !!!
 
Lt. Bob said:
for some reason I've always been partial to Fostex. I dunno why ...... I know they're not built as rugged as Teac machines but there's always been something about them that I thought was cool and I've always gotten good performance out of them,.
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I grew up with Teac/Tascam Bob but I was always a little curious about Fostex and wound up buying two "A" series machines off of e-bay years back.Got the 2TK and the 8TK (with VU meters) had them in storage for the last 4 yrs. Got them out and didn't take much to get them up and running and even done a mixdown from a recording I did back then. Mixed it straight to a Tascam stand alone CD recorder with great results and handed the CD to the friend of mine at no cost....he was thrilled !!!
 
TASCAM MAN said:
I grew up with Teac/Tascam Bob but I was always a little curious about Fostex and wound up buying two "A" series machines off of e-bay years back.Got the 2TK and the 8TK (with VU meters) had them in storage for the last 4 yrs. Got them out and didn't take much to get them up and running and even done a mixdown from a recording I did back then. Mixed it straight to a Tascam stand alone CD recorder with great results and handed the CD to the friend of mine at no cost....he was thrilled !!!
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Fostex was owned by Foster Electric, an OEM company that supplied speakers for others. When Yoshiharu Abe, one of the TEAC's founders, was forced out, Foster hired him to head the then-new Fostex division. TEAC's loss was very much Fostex's gain.
 
RRuskin said:
Fostex was owned by Foster Electric, an OEM company that supplied speakers for others. When Yoshiharu Abe, one of the TEAC's founders, was forced out, Foster hired him to head the then-new Fostex division. TEAC's loss was very much Fostex's gain.
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Interesting...I did not know that !!
 
Thank you for the help everyone. I believe I will be going after the 3300 at some point. Does anyone have a suggestion on what the max I should ever pay is?
 
RRuskin said:
I ran Tascam's experimental studio out of my house in the late 70's. Mr. Abe was a frequent visitor and guest.
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Man it must have been an honor and I have to say its an honor meeting you RRuskin !!
 
Roozter said:
My chain at this point as become pretty much all analog/tube. Do you think using the 22-2 at the final stages would bring TOO much warmth to the master? And also, do you use the 32 as your main mastering deck/why do you prefer it over the 22-2?
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No risk of too much warmth. The 22-2 is great whether you have an all-analog chain or all-digital... or a bit of both. I have the 32 mostly for compatibility with 10.5-inch reels. I find myself favoring the 22-2 over the years no matter what else I have at any given time. With Ampex/Quantegy 407, Scotch 207 or Maxell 35-90B it does wonders for the sound. If I were to trim my studio down I would always have a 22-2 around.
 
Roozter said:
Thank you for the help everyone. I believe I will be going after the 3300 at some point. Does anyone have a suggestion on what the max I should ever pay is?
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I'd say $200 max for one in decent working order ... make sure it's a 2-track (2T) model
 
Beck said:
No risk of too much warmth. The 22-2 is great whether you have an all-analog chain or all-digital... or a bit of both. I have the 32 mostly for compatibility with 10.5-inch reels. I find myself favoring the 22-2 over the years no matter what else I have at any given time. With Ampex/Quantegy 407, Scotch 207 or Maxell 35-90B it does wonders for the sound. If I were to trim my studio down I would always have a 22-2 around.
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Man I could kick myself for getting rid of my 22-2 yrs back.... I had bought it brand new sounded so dam good !!! Although I have a lil Fostex A-2 that is pretty similar in quality from what I can tell thus far. Recorded from a CD last nite to a fresh old/new stock Ampex Grand Master 456 and sounds dam good!!! Cool thing about it also is that it has a snyc head on it which means I can overdub on it if needed....don't think my 22-2 did that right?
 
TASCAM MAN said:
Man I could kick myself for getting rid of my 22-2 yrs back.... I had bought it brand new sounded so dam good !!! Although I have a lil Fostex A-2 that is pretty similar in quality from what I can tell thus far. Recorded from a CD last nite to a fresh old/new stock Ampex Grand Master 456 and sounds dam good!!! Cool thing about it also is that it has a snyc head on it which means I can overdub on it if needed....don't think my 22-2 did that right?
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Yep, and I still have two 22-2's. One has brand new heads on it that I haven't broken in yet. That reminds me of a couple more advantages in maintaining a top notch 22-2. 1) The heads and other parts are generally less expensive than parts for other decks, and 2) The use of 1-mil tape makes those heads and other parts last longer due to lower tape tension. True it has no bells and whistles like overdubbing capabilities or even a return-to-zero stop function, but what it does it does well. It's a worthy mixdown/mastering deck plain and simple. Great for tape echo too. :)
 
Beck said:
Yep, and I still have two 22-2's. One has brand new heads on it that I haven't broken in yet. That reminds me of a couple more advantages in maintaining a top notch 22-2. 1) The heads and other parts are generally less expensive than parts for other decks, and 2) The use of 1-mil tape makes those heads and other parts last longer due to lower tape tension. True it has no bells and whistles like overdubbing capabilities or even a return-to-zero stop function, but what it does it does well. It's a worthy mixdown/mastering deck plain and simple. Great for tape echo too. :)
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Ok I think Im gonna win a 22-2 for around $100 today !!!
 
Yeah,but I just found another for around the same starting price so Im bidding on it now ;) I just didn't wanna pay more than $100 and Im still sick that I got rid of mine years back cause I had bought it brand new and babied it :(
 
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