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Hey all,

I'm thinking of adding a reel to reel just to have it. I ran across a Pioneer RT-707 reel to reel here at home that has been used and maintained in a professional atmosphere. The heads and caps have been recently replaced as well as the pinch rollers. The owner has retired and sold all his professional gear and is letting this go for 300.00...Seems to have good reviews. Any one know these units? Again, I have my regular set up...but just like having some old nice vintage stuff around to dink with...and they are good conversation pieces. Pls let me know your thoughts.

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mormark
mormark OP
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Guys...thank you all so much. I'm meeting him soon and going to grab it if it presents well. He is going to play me some master tapes he has copies for from the originals they did of some live stuff of Joni Mitchell and Ritchie Havens. He was in the mastering and digitizing business for decades, had the really huge monster pro stuff they used in that application. I'm going to try and talk him out of some of his music....wish me luck. I'll report back. Really excited. Thanks for the help.
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benjie
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You are in for a real treat if he plays master tapes for you. You will hear open reel to reel music in all its glory. Get ready to be amazed !
mormark OP
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I'm afraid of what that experience might do to my record collection.

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lowrider57
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That's a great vintage find! Looking forward to your impressions.


mormark OP
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OK guys. I went and picked up that RT-707 today. Wish I could post photos. Pristine, not a scratch. He had an old live master of Joni Mitchell on it. When we spoke awhile and he found out that we were both from Calif., he from LA me from SF and that my grandpa and his dad were in the Navy in WWII in the Philippines....he lowered the price from 300.00 to 200.00! I thanked him for sure. I'm definitely going to church this coming Sunday!
He even threw in a vintage BASF take-up reel.

Thanks for the input guys. I'm going to start reading and watching how to take advantage of this unit.
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