The Viking thread encouraged this. My own saga starts in the mid 1950s and continues today. Big time. In order, with comments. "*" means I still own it.
* Revere T700D, 2-track mono. This was in pre-stereo days.
* Viking 88, as noted below, my first stereo deck, tubed.
* Magnecord 1020, one of whose features was that it took 8 1/4" reels (try to find one).
* Teac 3300SX, a quality machine, first one I owned that could take large reels.
* Teac X1000R, bought new in 1984 out of the trunk of a car in the NSA parking lot, from a GI who had bought it in an Okinawa PX for resale when he returned stateside. True story.
* Teac A2300SD* (Dolby), bought to play my Barclay-Crocker tapes after 3 or 4 outboard Dolby units (Teac and Nakamichi) proved deficient or died outright.
* Otari MX5050 BII-2*, an outstanding deck with great sonics, made greater by modding to accept a deHaviland 222 tubed tapehead preamp.
* Revox A77 Mk. IV Dolby, an utter disaster/lemon (caps exploded, caught on fire), bought to replace the Teac A2300SD, which I bought back after giving up on the Revox.
Most recent tape purchase, a supposed "safety master" of a Chet Baker trio album that competes for best-sounding tape in my collection.
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Topic - How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Dave Pogue 05:44:20 06/07/16 (28)
- These decks made recording a very enjoyable experience. - ppopp 15:02:18 10/16/16 (1)
- RE: These decks made recording a very enjoyable experience. - RIQUE 19:00:28 10/31/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Zombie 13:02:05 09/22/16 (0)
- It was a very enjoyable journey - ppopp 23:17:50 09/16/16 (0)
- Too many for me to remember - danj 15:50:21 09/14/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - user510 09:08:51 07/07/16 (3)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Inmate51 02:09:24 07/08/16 (2)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - user510 16:30:14 07/08/16 (1)
- Maybe 21 items. - Dave Pogue 05:57:25 07/11/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Doc B. 15:55:42 06/27/16 (1)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Jack D II 15:03:27 07/05/16 (0)
- in chronological order - michael22 09:04:09 06/19/16 (0)
- In chronological order ... - reelsmith. 11:04:47 06/16/16 (0)
- Tandberg, Teac, ReVox and Technics - TGR 18:00:58 06/13/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Awe-d-o-file 12:49:24 06/13/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Braxus 19:53:17 06/11/16 (1)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Braxus 13:49:36 06/20/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - c1ferrari 19:49:37 06/10/16 (1)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Uskoke 10:06:32 06/11/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - kootenay 22:13:04 06/07/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Skylab 17:10:43 06/07/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Jim Treanor 11:36:45 06/07/16 (2)
- Crown 800 series - Inmate51 14:45:23 06/07/16 (1)
- :-) -nt - Jim Treanor 18:34:54 06/07/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Bill Way 10:39:39 06/07/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - 6bq5 09:08:08 06/07/16 (1)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Dave Pogue 09:15:10 06/07/16 (0)
- RE: How about a listing of the tape decks we've owned? - Inmate51 08:49:58 06/07/16 (0)