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    Befuddling Studer a807 transport problem.

    Well, I did some maintenance on my studer 807 decks last year, resurfaced and adjusted the brakes, deep cleaning and lubrication of tape path, etc. I've moved house and now my main deck doesn't stop automatically at the end of a tape. It actually goes into high speed rewind, madly flailing tape...
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    Panasonic EPC-451-c vs SoundSmith SG

    Hi all! I got this venerable cart from U-47 last year, we made a trade and I gave up my Bottlehead Eros and took this cart with a custom made gainstage. The carts response isn't exacly flat, there is either a dip or hump in the upper midrange (Rich can chime in here)? However in my system, my...
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    Help with specs Studer repro head?

    I'm having a little repro amp built and I can't find the specs for the Studer head anywhere! Non butterfly head, I believe the part # is 1.318.736.00 I need to know what is the output? I've been told 53db is plenty gain for the Studer but the tech needs the specs on the head. Does anyone know?
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    Studer a807.. FINALLY!! Master Tapes and Legal Matters... How Grey is this area?

    Hi guys, as some of you know, I've been knocking about for some time now, attempting to get into 2 track 15ips on a limited budget, and DIY ethos. The DIY thing was fine and dandy with TT's, and after ending up with a very capable, high performing Turntable (slate Lenco) and building a couple...
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    Now I've gone and did it!! , er... dun it! Sony TC 766-2!

    Well... couldn't keep off the Craigslist, Wifey and Jr. are in Europe for the summer, so what with no one to police me..... I've found a Sony TC 766-2 local, on CL... the deck is beat up, and according to the seller "the lights come on, but it doesn't 'go' when you press the 'go' button" The...
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    'nother 'noob needs to know....

    Wondering who has experience with the 5" 3-3/4ips 2 track tapes? The Factory tapes, emi and such? I see a bunch on the auction site, never seen them before.
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    Weird Crown 'staggered head' deck.

    I've got an old crown deck (transport only, I think) Waaaay in back behind all of my 'work in progress' gear.. It's a strange creature, never seen one like it... Nothing on the 'net. Wondering if anyone here knows this one... Its got the 'staggered' heads, simple toggle switch controls...
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    Harvey aka 'Hxt1' from Vancouver BC

    Hi there, I stumbled across this forum whilst in the acute stages of 'reel to reel tape machine psychosis' I'm still not completely in my 'right mind' I am, I suppose, a Military Brat. Dad was in the Army and later Air Force, where he worked at radar bases as an Electronics Tech. When we...
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    Double plus good Tape find!

    Whoa! My lucky Craigslist day! I found a person selling "40 Opera reel to reel tapes, $1 each" When I emailed, she told me I was first to contact her, and three others were waiting, so did I want 'em or not? Turns out she had four boxes full of reels, I went and bought the boxes. 27...
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    "98 problems..."

    Ok, I have to say thanks Charlie and CLEM, for your guidance in solving my '99 problems' I have managed to confirm that the motor is indeed functional, however, I have had no luck finding the locations on my capstan control board that correspond with Q1, or D2, etc.. as my board isn't labelled...
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    Nagra III! Proud papa!

    I am the new owner of a Nagra III! I picked it up for 'a song', along with the mains adapter, akg 202e mic, And the Beyer dt 48s 25 ohm 'phones. Cobbled some cables together and ran one of my 2 track 7.5ips tapes (hair shirt 'summed mono') and I have to say, I'm now more determined than...
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    99 Problems.... The Revox kind.

    Sigh.. The Pr99 is modded. Speed and eq mods done, tested etc. I decided to really clean up the machine. Painted the faceplates, removed that sticky gunk from the reel tables, and polished them, replaced all of the bulbs and so on. Now it really looks amazing, my wife LOVES it (rare, very...
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    Just a "po boy" tryin to have some fun!

    Hello all, I'm brand new to the 'tape thing' but of course, I've jumped in with wild abandon. I put 'po boy' in the heading because I'm a shoestring budget, DIY type of audiophile (hate that word)! I started down this road a while back, after hearing the buzz about vinyl, and getting a big...

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