Re: [ARSCLIST] Tape transport gentleness was delicacy WAS reel choices was help in fair pricing of reel to reel machines

[Jeffrey Kane <jeffkane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

It wasn't my intention to put you on the spot. My apologies! I greatly
appreciate the feedback. 


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choices was help in fair pricing of reel to reel machines

At 05:05 PM 2007-01-24, Matt Sohn wrote:
>Richard,
>I notice the Studer B67 doesn't show up on your list. Any particular 
>reason? This is what I use, and I've been very happy with it. Very 
>gentle transport too.

I knew this would happen - the list was my opinion based on what I've 
discussed with others whom I greatly trust and my personal experience.

The B67 is not a bad machine at all and if you're happy with it, that 
is wonderful. But, if you can have an A810 for not much more than a 
B67, wouldn't you prefer the A810?

Part of my prejudice is to electronic alignment systems and, IIRC, 
the B67 has screwdriver alignment. In the way I work, I need "preset" 
memories for tape alignment parameters.

Because of this, my real short list is:
Studer A820, A812, A810
Sony APR500x
Ampex ATR-100 with 3rd party computer-controlled padnets

Cheers,

Richard


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