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Reel to Reel Tape Machines / Re: Teac Tascam 32-2B

« on: June 18, 2009, 09:14:25 AM »

The Tascam 32 is one of the best decks made for those who want a deck for their own. Their seems to be a lot of them listed on ebay, so you can pick up a second for spare parts. The sound is great, I love half track. I have seen working ones go for under $200 which is a steel because the hub adapters by themselves are worth $50. They are not much good for playing back tapes you get from other people, or old ones you want to listen to, most likely, they will be recorded in 4 track. I never use the 15 ips speed myself, I feel the added benefit is not enough to outweigh the extra wear and tear on the heads and other parts.

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Raw Tape / Re: Ampex/Quantegy 467 & Ampex 478

« on: June 18, 2009, 08:42:02 AM »

You are correct about the 4800 foot length for the 467 10.5 inch reels. The tape is a little less than 1 mil thick. Also, Ampex fills those reels to the very max, the tape pack goes right to the edge of the reel. The 14 inch reels hold 9600 feet of tape. As far as recording on analog gear, the stuff works, but not real well. I tried some on 1/2 inch 8 track on my Tascam 48 just for the heck of it. The output was not great, I didn't bother to check freq response. Another thing about those reels, I have had digital reels that were Ampex, Basf, and Sony, the internal clearances are very tight, just a few thousands of a inch past the .500 inch width of the tape. So even the slightest misalignment of your deck will make the tape rub on the reel.