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In Reply to: RE: Are Tandberg Decks Known To Be Unreliable? posted by niklasthedolphin on January 18, 2012 at 04:23:22
Well I got a tip from a member on another forum. He suggested to check the balance control knob (since it is rarely used), as he had the exact same problem with his deck. So before a recording I turned the knob several times back and forth. Did a full side on a Maxell tape. No problems yet. I will record the second side later in the evening, so will see.
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If this actually turns out to be the issue with your deck, you should be aware that your pessimism about Tandberg has called upon all the trolls that think they have the solution of everything, yet they still have only old neglected jap vintage shit.
They will only find your pessimism to be fuel on the fire.
Another thing is that I really wonder how hard it could be to do some research on skillful technicians around. You have the net. You just need the time and the use of a keyboard and a brain.
"dolph"
Niklas,
I think my pessimism of Tandberg is well founded after the problems I've had with it. I think after spending $2200 on a deck, I have a right to want it to work correctly.
Why didn't you just purchase a 3014A deck in mint cond.?
"dolph"
The deck I bought was listed as mint condition. It obviously wasn't. Finding a mechanically mint deck for North America would prove difficult. That said I have a second 3014 that is very low hours that needs new belts, lube, and a new meter. I'll see how it fareS.
Well did a second tape recording today. A full side B. No issues really. Tape sounds great. I hope using the deck more will work out the gremlins and maybe I won't need to get it serviced after all.
I recorded a full 90 minute tape today back to back both sides and no issues, other then the fact the MA-XG tape I was using had a lot of dropouts on side A and less of them on side B. Very uneven sounding tape. It was a tape I may of bought from a guy in Florida, so its possible the moisture down there got to the tape.
One thing that is still bugging me though is the deck is recording 3db hotter on metal tapes then source, and this is after calibration as well. This was supposed to be fixed last time and the tech said it was, yet Im still getting this issue. I guess I'll have to live with that.
Sad that Tandberg had a short term marketing vision. In the early 80s only 3% of their audio offerings were sold in their home country, Norway. The USA was the #1 market followed by Germany then Britain. Why the weak parts/repair support in the USA? Sorry to hear of your dilemma.
I don't get the USA thing either. If it was the #1 market, why is it Tandberg has become rare here in North America and the support and parts is almost non existant. I'm having a heck of a time getting any decent tech to even look at the deck. I've got one lined up, but he's never worked on one of these before. It's risky. Im holding out to see if Willy Hermann will look at it when ever he slows down from the pile of work he has on his shoulders.I did yet another tape this afternoon and sure enough it started creasing the tape again. Sound would drop out and the only thing I could do is clean the tape path again. After it dried and a few failed attempts at recording, it finally stopped doing tape damage again and worked as it was supposed to. This deck is finicky to say the least. And its wrecking my good tapes too. I think what I may end up doing is getting a Dragon or B215 to do the playback of all my tapes and just use the Tandberg to record. I'll see if my second 3014 is as finicky as the first deck.
Edits: 01/19/12
Read the Vintage forums "Bad HiFi" postings by reelsmith. Maybe he can connect you with the Tandberg wizard he knew in the 80s.
Suggest a link? Searching for bad hifi turned up nothing.
see link
Tandberg TCD340a part of the 60+ posts thread on Vintage.
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