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Reel to Reel Tape Machines / hey ironbut....

« on: April 22, 2008, 03:40:59 PM »

I've read with interest your reports on BCs, Dolby units, general tape knowledge and/or etc. Thanks for all the previous info.

As regards using the Seduction with the the 707, I've considered that already (I'm currently using one with my Technics). However, the problem I'm having is that connecting the Seduction directly to the heads, ala the Technics, would eliminate the auto-reverse feature of the Pioneer, which, frankly, I enjoy the hell out of with my 4 track tapes. Looking at the schematics shows that the possibility of hooking it up and still using the stock switching circuits is beyond my (modest) ee capabilities. Thus the thought to perhaps do some mods to the stock playback amp (new caps, etc).

FWIW, the 707 is a fun deck to use (as you say) as an exclusive 7" deck, and is readily available at around 250.00+/- in decent-to-good shape.

I have schematics available 'twould anyone like to take a gander and advise. (-: 

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Reel to Reel Tape Machines / Re: No love for the Pioneer RT-707?

« on: April 19, 2008, 08:33:36 AM »

Oddly, I've found the same to be true with my BCs. I've tried a couple of outboard Dolby machines, and the sound degradation is far worse than any possible positives from the Dolby encoding, so I just run them straight through with very positive results. And as you say, with a bit of foil tape you've got the nice analog sound for less 'physically involved' listening.

BTW, I'm aware that the small Pioneer is unsuitable for the Tape Project tapes, but I thought this particular category offered analysis of other-than-DocB-project-suitable machines. And frankly, not that many RTR blogs out there. And you guys seemed the most knowledgeable. And I spend lots of time over at AA, including Tape, and very little ever said about the Pioneer decks. So desperation ensued. How's that for a litany of excuses?  (-:

Thanks......

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Reel to Reel Tape Machines / No love for the Pioneer RT-707?

« on: April 10, 2008, 07:43:56 PM »

Granted, it doesn't have the sonics of my Technics 1500 through the Seduction, but there's a lot to be said for this deck (I use mine for playback only):

-Built like the proverbial brick shithouse. The physical size gives no indication of how heavy this thing is when you pick it up.

-Auto-reverse for ee-zz listenin'. I love playing my 7" pre-recorded tapes through this when I'm doing other stuff in the vicinity. It provides analog sound without the constant need to pay attention to what's going on with the machine (I'm thinking especially of LPs)

-User friendly. The tape-guide lock feature makes tape threading a breeze.

-Small footprint. It's not so overbearing when you've got more than one deck in the system.

Anyway, nothing is perfect, and I'd love to modify the ouput amp. If any others here have done so it'd be great to know what you've done. I've even thought of looking for a 'beater' to pull the boards out of and use as test mules.

My first post here, hope this provides some food for thought, thanks for all the info I've accrued through lurking.

vaya con dios