It Only Took 32 Years

[Johnny Vinyl]

Fred! That is one of the best pieces of news I've heard! I am so freagin' happy for you that after all this time you were able to come across one of these 7''ers! I remember them well as my brother had one for years.

Good quality magnetic tape still sounds excellent and like vinyl there is this whole interactive thing going on that makes it so appealing. You're in for a "reel" good time! I forget now, but what was the highest IPS on those machines?

Check out this place for some tips and info on where you might be able to secure some tape and metal reels, used parts, etc.

Congrats to you! Nice! Nice! Nice!

John

[FreddieFerric]

Originally Posted by ZedsDead

Pardon my ignorance but I'm not exactly sure what that is, anyways I can only imagine how happy you are after 32 years of waiting, so congratulations anyways.

Zed, it's a reel to reel tape player/recorder. Pioneer manufactured these from the mid 70's until the mid 80's. For the time it was pure state of the art and is still considered as one of the finest examples of tape playback technology.

Originally Posted by bseivxx

THAT is badass my friend!!!!

Indeed!

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

It is A real to real from back in the day . congrats

And that day was a long time ago it seems.

Originally Posted by John72953

Fred! That is one of the best pieces of news I've heard! I am so freagin' happy for you that after all this time you were able to come across one of these 7''ers! I remember them well as my brother had one for years.

Good quality magnetic tape still sounds excellent and like vinyl there is this whole interactive thing going on that makes it so appealing. You're in for a "reel" good time! I forget now, but what was the highest IPS on those machines?

Check out this place for some tips and info on where you might be able to secure some tape and metal reels, used parts, etc.

Congrats to you! Nice! Nice! Nice!

John

Thanks John. The faceplate and cabinet are in perfect condition. The guy I bought it from was the original owner and he struck me as a real careful fellow, so I have no doubt that he really babied it.

This player has a button to switch speeds from 9.5 to 19 CMPS. Naturally the faster speed will result in the higher quality sound. I'm not sure what IPS this translates to, but 7.5 IPS is one of the speeds.

Yes, it is a very interactive component. And that just adds to it. I have a couple higher quality photo's in my audio room gallery. (Although it is actually set up in my living room to bring a bit of the analog experience to the area we spend so much time in.

You may recall that Quantegy was the last remaining manufacturer of magnetic reel tape. They discontinued production in January 2007. There is still a fair stock of their Grand Master grade tape (their best), but it's going for about $35 US per 1200' reel. The Maxell UD's and the TDK Audia's that came with this player are all 1800' reels. Naturally, I'd like the longer play reel.

Interestingly, the Quantegy website is now hinting that they are going to go back into production of reel tape again. That would be very nice for all of us that still need and want good quality tape.

Did your brother or you ever replace the belts and lubricate his deck? If I could get that basic service done, this deck would be virtually out of the box perfect.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by BluRayFred

Did your brother or you ever replace the belts and lubricate his deck? If I could get that basic service done, this deck would be virtually out of the box perfect.

I have no doubt he did, as he is a big tinkerer. Loves to look inside everything. I'll have to ask him next time we chat. Not easy as he lives in Vietnam, so timing is always an issue.

John