Reel 2 Reel - bottomless pit of faff, expense and hisssssssss

I want a Technics 1500, 3.25/7.5/15 ips and 2/4 track. The price makes me sad though.

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Agree, lovely deck and right at the upper end of my shopping list.

You keep asking for this, but you really don’t want it.

I don’t at all. But some seem to.

I think you miss my point. It’s 3.75"

:face_with_raised_eyebrow:

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What’s 0.5” between friends.

Something between shit and glory

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:rofl:

Alan Towell in the Classic section on PFM has a nice thread detailing the refurb of his.

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Oooooooooooo Mystery tape. Might bids.

Did. Tis mine.

Did you read the post under mine?

Yes, sensible advice is most unwelcome.

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Quick test of response on lpr35 tape.

Looks fine, time to tape some MQA from tidal.

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Hmm, some HF roll off, probably a good slug of hiss and distortion. Surely you could just do that in DSP?

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Have you been at the sherry already Edd?

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Saw him live in Cardiff around 15 years ago along with 10000 screaming, drunk Welsh women. Awesome night. After an hour, a woman on our row slid off her chair. She watched the rest of the gig sat on the floor, continuing to down the drinks.

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compared to 1KHz a mild BBC shelf across the 2 - 4 KHz region and +4dB at 50 Hz, no wonder you boys all gush over these things :roll_eyes::rofl:

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