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In Reply to: RE: For what it's worth ... posted by Sondek on May 17, 2024 at 06:43:23
I watched the ending of the auction. Very interesting how things come to a climax in the last few minutes - even the last 30 seconds!
Somebody got a non-functional Revox A77 (MkIII?) for $17.50! I say non-functional because it was missing the right reel spindle (among other misc parts), which is kinda important to have.
Another person got a TEAC X-3. which I've never heard of, for I think $210. (For that money, I hope it works!) It sure is a pretty machine.
Thanks for your post about this.
Oh, and there was a vintage Crown 800 series deck. The info didn't say what version. I remember lusting after one of those back in the '70s, but they were out of my college student budget range. Don't know what it sold for.
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went for more than I would pay for that one, that far away.
Had the manuals, not shown. A trip to Chuck Ziska and that would be one fine tape machine.
I seem to remember there was also a nice Sony TC-770, not sure 2 or 4, I think 4 track.
"...not sure 2 or 4, I think 4 track."
That's actually kinda funny. Why? Well... There was also a Tandberg 10X. It's the exact same deck that I had back in about '73 - '74, except that mine was 7" reels only, not 10-1/2. The kicker is that I had to custom-order it, because I wanted it to be 2-track, not 4. So, somebody out there either still has it and wonders why it erases the previous recording when they flip the reel over, or, it's in a landfill somewhere. :) That was a very nice deck.
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They really shouldn't, but people don't want to take some effort - the forums are full of such basic questions.
Sony made this beautiful machine in both recording formats, hence the suffix, but they both have 4 heads and will play either format.
That one went for below nothing, someone got a VERY nice toy. I have two 770-2's, they are lovely.
If I read it right, the Crown went for $425? That is low price.
The only Tandberg I have is their portable "Nagra" Model 11.
I called about shipping and that would have been reasonable for the handling, maybe 50-60 bucks and FedEx for their share, 125 for a few thousand miles.
The electronics will need to be recapped, replacing the wet tantalums and the heads, unknown condition might need a relap then set up the electronics for tape of choice.
Transport will need a going over, too but it is mechanical and well with Crown's "Missionary Tough" policy should be easy enough.
Then you have a like new CX-800 with whatever heads you use, two-track or four track if you need to change me and can find heads.
But having a 15ips two track is the top for home tape machines...Victor's collection aside with the 30ips machines he has.
When it is done right it should be enough for anyone. Today there simply is no source of good enough 30ips recordings to justify their extra cost, that I know of. There are some lucky finds, and a few great recordings of music you don't want to listen to more than once. :) But it is a great format to play with.
For whatever reason, I've never been a Sony or Pioneer tape deck "fan". For consumer decks, I'm more Akai/TEAC/Revox/Tandberg. :)
What's your knowledge about Sony tape deck sound quality?
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It has just so happened that I am not too familiar with the consumer Sony machines - besides some very old experience, which does not count.
Today I own some Pioneer decks, but I only use them for background sound in my office... I know that the TR-2022 has a very respectable sound, but that is not a consumer model.
That is also true of the decks such as Teac or Revox. I had some X-series Teacs, and those were OK, but not great, their main issue was the transport. The A-series Teacs are actually not bad at all, but as you know, they are more semi-pro machines and compete with some Revoxes.
The TC-770 is a fine machine, if you don't mind to be limited by its 7" reels and 7.5ips speed - it has very respectable sound. Their TC-510 model I never tried for sound quality, as it is limited to 5" reels, but it is a beauty.
I never owned the big consumer or semi-pro Sony's... not that I have anything against them, some of them look very nice, and Sony knows a few things about the sound.
I have never owned any Akai decks... maybe because their prices seem too high for consumer machines.
Tandbergs, such as TD-20A are great to look at, but one look inside spoils the impression... however, as you know, enough people love their sound.
Thanks for that! I remember the CX and SX, but which is better has long since faded in my memory bank. I just saw "800" (as opposed to 700), and started to drool all over again. :) A CX-822 is the tits.
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The CX can be more problematic with the removable cards for the different functions. Like a Mic card, Phono card and such, swappable. The CX also has three speed eq and tone controls...but the nice part is bigger knobs.
The SX is only 2-speed eq capable and fixed as to the build of the unit. This led to better reliability if the plug-ins are not maintained.
The CX was 500 more.
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