Having fun with my *new* Teac C3RX - mr.bear

Tape Trail

Reel to reel, cassette and other analogue tape formats.

Having fun with my new Teac C3RX

Totally amazed at this machine- some fellow in Torrance who runs an aerospace electronics company sold it to me for fifty bucks. I just popped the lid, vacuumed and blew out the dust, cleaned all rubber thingies, and put Caig on the pots and switches. It works and sounds just like new, 30+ years on. Handles the tape beautifully.

Made me shout The Vintage Gear Pledge of Allegiance: "They don't make 'em like they use to!"

Tapes made from vinyl with the HX and nice fresh Maxell XLII tape sound almost indistinguishable from the original, the noise is very low and the dynamics seem 100%. There is a little loss of detail in the mids, but that may be one of them-there audiophile hallucinations I'm prone to.

I'm going to fool around taking some high-bitrate MP3's that my local library here in Long Beach CA lets me download for free (legally!) and put them onto tape. Maybe the "softening" effect will make them sound a bit less -mechanical?- whatever it is that makes MP3'sound like so much crap.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Amplified Parts

Topic - Having fun with my *new* Teac C3RX - mr.bear 13:24:43 01/27/15 (0)

FAQ

Post a Message!

Forgot Password?

Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
	Remember my Moniker & Password (What's this?) Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:

Message:	(Posts are subject to Content Rules)

Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:	Automagically notify you when someone responds.

To view your new posting or follow-up, click on the RELOAD or REFRESH button on your browser.