musicook Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I didn't buy any, but I do remember playing them in the house. Wings Over America, Elton John & Kiss. I also remember vacation drives in the 72 Cadillac Eldorado and my Dad having me hold the Fast Forward button, which was anything but fast so he could hear Bob Segers' Night Moves again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Nice looking mando... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicook Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Nice looking mando... Thanks. I've had it for about 18 years now. Gibson A-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Nice looking mando... Thanks. I've had it for about 18 years now. Gibson A-1. Thought so, but I couldn't tell really well from the avatar. Always wanted to learn, but had a hard enough time with guitar and dobro... no my fingers don't move fast enough and I don't have enough time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) The concept was ingenious; the execution was less so. Having the tape in a continuous loop that spiraled out of the center of the reel produced wow and flutter to the extreme, with lots of tape breakage, due to the friction. Since tape could be pulled from the center of the roll, but not pushed into it, there was no reversing, only "fast" forward to the metal tape splice that triggered the change of channels. If you wanted to hear Seger's Night Moves again, you had to fast (actually slow) forward through 4 track changes. If you overshot your target, you started the process again.A high fidelity tape deck, whether reel to reel or cassette, requires precise alignment of the tape heads for optimal performance. Contrast the efforts of Ampex, Sony, Teac, Tandberg, Nakamichi, et al to provide precise head alignment to the "kerchunk" of your Kraco as it shifted the tape head to the next track on the spiraling tape. I just can't understand why they're no longer with us. Edited September 8, 2014 by DizRotus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdross1 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 We have two road cases full of 8 tracks and even still have our very first high dollar tape player in a wooden case from the early 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) Had the Pioneer TP-9006, with a Clarion 100-EQB 5 band EQ-Booster (15W x 2) in a '75 GMC High Sierra 3/4 ton 4x4. Jensen Triaxials in the doors. Sounded awesome. I think it was Steve Miller - Book of Dreams or Judas Priest Stained Class that were some of my first 8-tracks. Ended up switching to the Jensen Triax II's when they came out, then eventually to the fabulous Cerwin Vega HED's (CS-7's?) huge magnets! Then swapped out the Clarion 100-EQB to the 300-EQB (more power 30W + 30W & LED power meters). When cassette became mainstream I went with a Jensen cassette R-410 I believe they were top quality back then. As components got better I kept upgrading, I remember getting the Alpine 7307 cassette deck and a Fosgate (long before Rockford Fosgate) PR-2100 which was 50W x 4 and had it's own preamp. The system rivaled home quality. Edited September 8, 2014 by Frzninvt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicook Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I don't remember what brand 8-track player we had, but I do remember I took a technical drawing class in High School and I took it apart and drew an exploded view of all of the parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Had the Pioneer TP-9006, with a Clarion 100-EQB 5 band EQ-Booster (15W x 2) in a '75 GMC High Sierra 3/4 ton 4x4. Excellent setup, indeed..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max2 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I didn't buy this tape, but my dad had this one and it was the spark that started my love for music. 38 years later, I still love this timeless album. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I didn't buy this tape, but my dad had this one and it was the spark that started my love for music. 38 years later, I still love this timeless album. I haven't seen this one in years.... Excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnr Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I think the first and thankfully one of only a few 8-tracks I remember buying was Boston's debut album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cradeldorf Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 What's an 8 track tape? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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