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In Reply to: Teac Decks posted by PanzerVI on January 13, 2007 at 15:53:06:
I have plenty of TEACs - I am a big fan of both TEAC and TASCAM for home use. I have a couple of TEAC C-1's, one of which is just like a brand new deck, the other is about a 9.5 out of 10 - they are stunning performers, with 3 heads and 3 powerful motors. Belts can easily be bought for a few cents from Russell Industries/PAB Line, and it helps if you know the parts number as they offer belt search software. New pinch roller rubbers are $35 each (fitted to the shafts) from Terry Witt. I am selling a C-3RX right now and it is a phenomenal deck, with onboard calibration etc, but the C-1 is, IMHO the ultimate cassette icon. I have recently disposed of my Nakamichi Dragon - too fussy and dainty by far. Whilst I am a huge C-1 fan, I recognize that many people want to record/playback metal tapes, which the C-1 is not set up for, whilst the C-3RX is. Mainly I use Chrome tapes, so it's not an issue and the reproduction is so good that I just don't need the expense of Type IV tape. The C-1 gets 20Hz to 20kHz using Chrome! Fitting new belts is not for the starter in hifi maintenance, however. It involves a heck of a lot of disassembly to get anywhere near the flywheels and motor. The C-1 uses 2 belts, one driving the main (leading) capstan, the other connects both flywheels to drive the second (trailing) capstan in tandem. the C-1 has twin DC direct drive motors for FF/RW and is, thefeore, amazingly quick and quiet in that department. The C-3RX uses an idler arrangement for FF/RW, so that wheels and belts are involved. It is, as someone already mentioned, virtually identical to the TASCAM 122 but includes DBX as standard.
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