How many People own Working Reel to Reel Decks?

Please keep us informed of your findings. I would love to know what you think of the Otari decks vs. the Studers and what you think of tape vice LP. I find all of this highly exciting.
Mark

Kichoi just made me think of something I could do if anyone is interested. I have Cat Stevens Teaser and the Firecat on LP, CD, and 71/2ips 4 track tapes. We could select a couple of cuts and I could record all 3 formats to a Sony CD recorder that is connected to my Counterpoint SA-5.1 and burn a CD and make it available to those on this thread that would be interested to hear the differences of the 3 formats. I am not going to make a copy of the entire album because this is for educational purposes only and I don't want to get into any type of copy right B.S. If you are interested, send me an email at markpearson@insightbb.com. Let me know what two songs you would prefer to compare from Teaser and the Firecat.

Years ago in the mid 60s I owned an Ampex F44 r-r and got rid of it in the early 70s for a ReVox A77 deck. Recently I remembered that I had a box full of pre-recorded tapes and also tapes of concerts of live performances of two symphony orchestras that I was playing in at the time while they were being recorded. I wondered how these tapes sounded after so many years so I bought a used Teac R 40S open reel to reel.As a result, I found out how much I had missed in the last25-30 years.
Now I regret that I ever sold either the Ampex or ReVox. Sometimes in this hobby we do not learn how good we have got it until it is too late.
It is great to see how many more of you are listening to R-R tapes.
Good Listening

I feel the Revox is a little warmer sounding than the Otari, but I also feel the Otari is more accurate.

Gentleman,

Tonight Sue and I went to the first Presbyterian church in Richmond Va. to record the James River Singers. We took my Ampex 351-2 tape machine I bought new in 1958 and a pair of Peluso 2247 SE condenser mikes. The result was glorious. It all started because of The Tape Project.

I wasn't the only one recording tonight. A university music student had a pair of Neumann KM 84's, a Toshiba lap top, and a pair of Bose QC headphones. I'm sure the gear was provided by the university. He came over to see why I had so much gear. My words fell on deaf ears, --- the next generation of Best buy customers!

Until you hear what pure unadulterated music sounds like, no compressors , limiters, eq's or any of the other deleterious artifacts needed to make the MUSIC sound good on Ipods or ?????? you'll never experience what the engineer hears when the music is first recorded. The Tape Project will give you that experience.

Since I've enjoyed the sonic experience of listening to the first release from The Tape Project, a few tape machines have found their way into my shop. Four Scully 280 B's Two Studer A 810's, one A 80 VU, a pair of Technics 1500's, Four Ampex 440 B and C's both 1/4 and 1/2 inch machines. An ATR 102 on the way, and a collection of some of the cleanest RTR machines that are being GIVEN away on ebay. Sue thinks I have about 10 machines to play with when I retire,>*}{**

My cd player is collecting dust. Between Vinyl and RTR tape, there's nothing better than live music---- capture it on an analog RTR machine. They're still out there and good mikes are cheap. Spend a few bucks, take your wife out to hear live music and bring it back home, listen to it on whatever gear you have. It will amaze you how good music can sound.

Ken