totalcomfort Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Listening to my greatest hits tape I made a few weeks ago. I know tape is not my oppo 103 but I love the sound!! Who else is spinning the reels this weekend? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 And I thought this post was on RTR speakers that I had in college, lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted May 23, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 23, 2015 Wardsweb, Canyonman, Mallette, Mr. Maron, and I spin R2R all the time. Mr. Klipsch was a big R2R guy, he recorded everything from church organ music to train locomotives passing through Hope. What deck do you have? Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnich Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Big rtr fan here. My current decks are a Sony tc 755 and a tandberg 64. both sound great the tandberg greater ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Old school here..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 I've still got my TEAc 3340s (4 track with simul-sync), and a portable TEAC, the model of which I can't remember at the moment. Brucei 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Wow that pic is awesome. Rick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivervalleymgb Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I have an Otari 5050, Teac 3340, and another Teac in storage. Hundreds of tapes. With about 10,000 LP's and 300-400 tapes, I am going to have to get a larger music room!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I have an Otari 5050, Teac 3340, and another Teac in storage. Hundreds of tapes. With about 10,000 LP's and 300-400 tapes, I am going to have to get a larger music room!!! Does anyone know if new R2Rs still being produced? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 You guys peaked my curiosity and I unpacked, dusted off and fired up my RTR! It is an Akai GX4000D, not top of the line but any component that can be stored for 20 years and spring right back into action, cant be all bad. My youngest son, who is 23, claims he has never seen it set up before! The old mix tapes sound good and bring back great memories. I have one marked for a fiend of mine's 30th birthday - he's 56 now. Good trip down memory lane. I have 12 more reels to go through. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Anybody still selling new reels with tape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 You can still get new tape, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2 inch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivervalleymgb Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Otari is still making decks, but man are they expensive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 It is an Akai GX4000D, not top of the line but any component that can be stored for 20 years and spring right back into action, cant be all bad. You got that right! That may well be the best price/performance deck ever designed. All mechanical except for the music part. 1 micron crystal/ferrite head, 150.00 of goodness in about 1970. Had one and used it constantly for 10 years, then sold it...for a 100.00 which I used to purchase a Teac 2340 from a rich kid whose dad would give him money for something or the other. I would call it the AR Turntable of R2R decks. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) Here is some eye candy for you. Edited May 27, 2015 by Wardsweb 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) Anybody still selling new reels with tape? http://www.rmgi-usa.com/index.html In 2006, Recorded Media Group International (RMGI) in the Netherlands began manufacturing EMTEC specification tape in Oosterhout and was then the only open reel tape manufacturer in the world. In January 2012 Pyral SAS in France bought out the manufacturing equipment and intellectual property of RMGI with the intent to manufacture the tape in France. http://www.rmgi.eu/rmgi.asp?Id=25 The RMGI plant at Oosterhout was closed in April 2012. http://www.rmgi.eu/rmgi.asp ATR Magnetics LLC began manufacturing analog open reel tape in 2006 and is now in full production of all sizes of professional open reel recording tape. https://atrtape.com/ Jai Electronic Industries in India are currently making audio tape in 6.35 mm(1/4") and 12.7 mm(1/2") width, and perforated 16 mm and 35 mm audio tape for the film industry.[10] Pyral in France are making perforated 16 mm, 17.5 mm and 35 mm audio tape.[11] Edited May 27, 2015 by Marvel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Wow. Had no idea anyone would still be using mag film. Mastered about 60 16mm film sound tracks on it between 1977-79. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thanks Bruce.....great information. When my lottery number hits I'm getting one of those ATR decks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) I had one of these in my first professional audio engineering job. Best production deck I ever used and by far the most flexible. Incredible amount of control. Punch in/out was so fast I could left a breath or paper noise from between words without splicing. They are apparently pretty rare now. Dave Edited May 27, 2015 by Mallette 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) Some killer decks guys. This is my lowly deck. Edited May 29, 2015 by totalcomfort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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