Roberts and Revox

Posted by Inmate51 (P) on May 23, 2025 at 15:19:26

In Reply to: I was in love with Tandberg TD20A... posted by Victor Khomenko on May 22, 2025 at 15:09:41:

The Roberts model which I had was made by Akai. I didn't know it at the time, it just seemed like a well-made deck, much better than the Magnavox which the salesman wanted to sell to me. This was before Akai was imported to the U.S. under its own name. (1968-69.) (Schoeps microphones had a similar marketing setup - marketed in the U.S. under the Studer name, so my dual-pattern condensers which I bought in ~1979 say "Studer", which is actually kinda cool. ;) )

I later bought the A77 because my contemporary music mentor (Rainer Boesch) had two of them (with speakers) and we did all kinds of recording and sound manipulating with them. It has a few shortcomings for serious recording - no XLR inputs, and splicing/editing is a pain. The brake bands require someone with a knowledge of them when it comes time to replace them. Otherwise, it's a great and reliable deck!

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Topic - Pioneer RT-707 - M3 lover 07:00:47 05/18/25 (13)

RE: Pioneer RT-707 - Inmate51 07:35:34 05/22/25 (11)

My point - M3 lover 11:37:16 05/22/25 (3)

RE: My point - Inmate51 14:44:40 05/22/25 (2)

The 707 was a novel industrial design - Victor Khomenko 15:17:30 05/22/25 (1)

RE: The 707 was a novel industrial design - Self-Inflicted 07:24:15 06/06/25 (0)

I would not recommend Tandberg - Victor Khomenko 08:02:56 05/22/25 (6)

RE: I would not recommend Tandberg - Inmate51 10:31:58 05/22/25 (5)

I was in love with Tandberg TD20A... - Victor Khomenko 15:09:41 05/22/25 (4)

Roberts and Revox - Inmate51 15:19:26 05/23/25 (3)

That is why A77 is Revox... it IS semi-pro - Victor Khomenko 13:24:03 05/24/25 (2)

RE: That is why A77 is Revox... it IS semi-pro - Inmate51 10:23:05 05/27/25 (1)

I know you do - Victor Khomenko 13:15:32 05/27/25 (0)

It is a modest machine that is grossly overpriced today - Victor Khomenko 04:50:40 05/22/25 (0)

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Roberts and Revox - Inmate51 15:19:26 05/23/25 (3)

That is why A77 is Revox... it IS semi-pro - Victor Khomenko 13:24:03 05/24/25 (2)

RE: That is why A77 is Revox... it IS semi-pro - Inmate51 10:23:05 05/27/25 (1)

I know you do - Victor Khomenko 13:15:32 05/27/25 (0)

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