RE: If that Ampex made you smile...

Posted by Dave Pogue (A) on August 26, 2014 at 05:36:39

In Reply to: If that Ampex made you smile... posted by mhardy6647 on August 25, 2014 at 05:30:48:

Do you use those reel holders on your 7-inch reels. I hate those things. There's an Akai substitute that is much easier to use but will not stand up (IME) to repeated use without coming apart. I use the original Otari holders on 10 1/2 inch reels, pretty much out of necessity, but use push-on rubber thingies on the smaller reels. Otari finally got wise on the final version of the MX5050 and started employing reel holders that made sense.

If you're so inclined, You can really upgrade those Otari decks by installing Bottlehead tape path modification kits (replacing fixed tape guides with roller bearings) and -- best of all -- go direct from the repro tape heads to an external preamp like the the better ones from Bottlehead or the deHavilland 222. But even in stock form they're pretty incredible decks, sonically and otherwise.

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Topic - This made me happy - Bill Way 12:25:57 08/23/14 (20)

RE: This made me happy - Palmer 15:51:52 08/25/14 (3)

Great splicing is an art. - Inmate51 18:31:59 08/25/14 (2)

RE: Great splicing is an art. - Palmer 19:09:02 08/25/14 (1)

RE: Great splicing is an art. - Inmate51 06:28:14 08/26/14 (0)

RE: This made me happy - Inmate51 06:59:58 08/25/14 (0)

If that Ampex made you smile... - mhardy6647 05:30:48 08/25/14 (13)

RE: If that Ampex made you smile... - Dave Pogue 05:36:39 08/26/14 (0)

RE: If that Ampex made you smile... - Bill Way 09:56:28 08/25/14 (6)

hmm -- something vaguely familiar about that ;-) - mhardy6647 04:28:28 08/26/14 (0)

RE: I need a.... - user510 11:15:53 08/25/14 (4)

Here's Mine - Dogface1956 18:29:05 09/02/14 (0)

Here's Mine - Dogface1956 18:28:33 09/02/14 (0)

Here's Mine - Dogface1956 15:25:40 09/02/14 (0)

RE: I need a.... - Bill Way 09:03:55 08/26/14 (0)

RE: If that Ampex made you smile... - Inmate51 06:55:13 08/25/14 (4)

RE: If that Ampex and Scully reference made you smile... - Topper 10:02:44 09/08/14 (1)

your garage is too darned neat (nt) - mhardy6647 14:48:53 09/08/14 (0)

Otaris (nt) - mhardy6647 04:30:05 08/26/14 (1)

RE: Otaris (nt) - Inmate51 09:29:44 08/26/14 (0)

Drool drool drool!!! nt - Dman 13:51:18 08/23/14 (0)

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