I'm looking to buy a reel to reel deck. Having not been in this business for a very long time I kind of missed the high point of reel to reel technology but I now have a client who has, well lets just say a LOT of material still on reel to reel.
So I'm looking for a deck that'll give me coverage of as many formats as possible but only 1/4" I can get hold of a recently service Revox but it only does 15 and 7.5 ips, still a pretty good machine from memory that'll handle 10" reels.
My other options is a Technics 1500US that'll handle much the same plus 3 3/4 ips but at around 3 times the price. Condition of this deck is also excellent.
Anyone have any thoughts, recollections or suggestions as to a good deck, only needed for playback obviously.
Could I also add that space is of some importance, I could have picked up several working flatbed Studers for scrap metal value but short of it doubling as a dining table there was no where to fit the thing.
Bob.
So I'm looking for a deck that'll give me coverage of as many formats as possible but only 1/4" I can get hold of a recently service Revox but it only does 15 and 7.5 ips, still a pretty good machine from memory that'll handle 10" reels.
My other options is a Technics 1500US that'll handle much the same plus 3 3/4 ips but at around 3 times the price. Condition of this deck is also excellent.
Anyone have any thoughts, recollections or suggestions as to a good deck, only needed for playback obviously.
Could I also add that space is of some importance, I could have picked up several working flatbed Studers for scrap metal value but short of it doubling as a dining table there was no where to fit the thing.
Bob.