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Posted by sober1 (A) on June 12, 2009 at 20:21:22

Please excuse pic - shot with Samsung celly
I had Deltronics due complete tune-up and neighbor who owns a body shop, repaint the shell and back panel an automotive grade paint (finish is called Stainless Steel, with actual stainless painted on). Finish is only one like it on the Planet.
Mike @ Deltronics sent out the rollers to Dougs (?) for rebuild and replace all other rubber with new parts. Performed complete mechanical and electrical tests and alignments. I am very pleased with this work, but I've only spun one tape - Moody Blues "Seventh Sojourn" a real acid test for pitch stability - very impressive sounding through less than optimal playback chain of Denon AVR-3300 and Paradigms all around (my HT rig).

pax vobis

• RE: RT-909 back home - bad pic - joeljoel1947 17:58:34 06/13/09 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: RT-909 back home - bad pic posted by sober1 on June 12, 2009 at 20:21:22

  Looks like a beaut! Congrats and happy reeling!
  Regards,
  Joel
  
  

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  • thanks..... I believed I'm HOOKED! - sober1 06:53:57 06/14/09 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: RT-909 back home - bad pic posted by joeljoel1947 on June 13, 2009 at 17:58:34

    I've never really owned a half decent deck and was always ataken back by good ones in others' rigs. The more I use this the more I'm getting hooked. I see how a primo set-up could rival an excellent TT rig!
    next up for todays spin during "bills" B.B.King Live from Cook County Jail
    

    pax vobis
    
    

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    • RE: thanks..... I believed I'm HOOKED! - joeljoel1947 08:11:53 06/14/09 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: thanks..... I believed I'm HOOKED! posted by sober1 on June 14, 2009 at 06:53:57

      Trust me, a well setup open reel deck can FAR surpass even the best of turntables if you feed the right material to it.
      
      I started with 1 deck myself a year and a half ago. Now I have 6 decks and am a Tape Project subscriber. It's a drug, so I'm glad your moniker is "sober1"! ;)
      Regards,
      Joel
      
      

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• little better pic - sober1 15:37:10 06/13/09 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: RT-909 back home - bad pic posted by sober1 on June 12, 2009 at 20:21:22

  
  
  

  
  still not able to highlight the new finish --- a Gun Metal Gray/Black
  Zepplin/ Black Dog -> Who/ Who's Next spinnin
  

  pax vobis
  
  

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  • RE: Fantastic. - powermatic 08:19:16 06/14/09 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: little better pic posted by sober1 on June 13, 2009 at 15:37:10

    Beautiful realization of a theme. Probably as nice a 909 as is out there.
    
    Well done.
    
    
    
    "dammit"
    
    

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