The later reel to reel decks from Teac were called the X series. Both 7 and 10.5 decks were made, in single and auto reverse models. All are excellent performers, but do have common...
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While Teacs overall are reliable decks, and a similar 6 button transport was used many consumer and semi pro models that was bulletproof, they have a number of common problems outside of those listed...
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Tandberg was considered a very high end brand, manufactured in Norway, and they were great machines when they were being sold. Unfortunately now, they are problematic machines, usually with multiple problems when they come...
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For those that don’t know, Studer is the parent company of Revox. The Revox brand was marketed as high end consumer stereo equipment, the Studer brand more for pro audio and studio use. Tube...
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Pioneer started with a series of decks in the late 1960s called the T series, with the T-6100 and T-6600 being popular units back in the day. These single motor decks sounded good back...
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Frankly, I have nothing nice to say about Dokorder. The parent company was Sharp, and they came out with a number of decks over about a 15 year period, designed for both the consumer...
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Otari decks- Otari made many models of reel to reel tape decks, primarily for the broadcast and studio markets, and was one of the last manufacturers to get out of the reel to reel...
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The GX models come with glass heads, that Akai rated at 150,000 hours, as compared to 3000-4000 hours for a typical steel tape head. The first generation of GX heads came out around 1972,...
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Models with 3 or 4 numbers, with no prefix, or the X series. These are the early versions of Akai decks, some dating back to the late 1950s, but most are from the mid...
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