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Didn't see that coming...
WW
"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922
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But what's a tape deck without vu meters! It's gotta have vu meters. :-|
Link to the Revox news item from Analogplanet.com at page bottom
-Steve
Thanks for the linky.As I said in an earlier post, the pictured machine appears to be a mock-up. I suspect I was right, since, according to MF at AnalPlan, it won't actually be demoed until October.
Why would a company spend thousands of euros to display and promote a non-existent product (at the Munich show)? My thought is that they're feeling out the market. My other thought is that this product may never see the light of day, especially at $4,500. Something like "concept cars" at auto shows. We'll know in a year (availability Q1 2017). Personally, if I'm going to spend $4,500 on a two track tape deck, it damn well better record. You read it here first.
:)
Edits: 05/15/16
Donno. If it's for use in studios, unlikely given the Revox name, I suppose you could use your console's meters, which are, of course, calibrated. Or maybe it has LED meters that light up to the left of right of the buttons. Stay tuned.
WW
"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922
The Revox link doesn't suggest that it's a recorder, unless I missed something.
It looks to me like a playback-only deck, a response to the growing availability of high-quality prerecorded tapes. Considering the tapes themselves are selling for $400+ each, a retail price of $4500 doesn't seem extreme.
You can't compare the price of the deck to the price of the media, they are two completely different things. Also, there is a very small market for $400 tapes. I think there is an even smaller market for a $4,500 play-only tape deck, especially since an interested person can buy and refurbish a VERY nice play/record deck for $2,500.
Heck, my excellent Revox A77 Mk IV 2-track 7.5/15 ips deck goes for about $600 on ebay. (I'm not interested in selling it, btw.) WHY would I spend $4,500 for a play-only deck?
BTW, $400 tapes are WAY over-priced.
:)
Much better design than my spartan looking Revox PR99 MKII. I have a hunch that it will come in two units. One for the transport and one for the VU meter and controller. Similar design to the Studer A-820, but more compact and slimmer body.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
I see an Ampex ATR-100 or 101 on the right. Are these your decks, and if so, do you care to make a sonic comparison?
:)
These units are not mine as I borrowed the image from the 'net. However, I do own the Revox PR99 MKII RTR and the Revox B215 cassette deck.
I did compare the Otari MX 55 III unit against my Revox Pr99 MKII and I found that at 15IPS there's not much difference in SQ between the two. Although, I still prefer the Revox for its overall warmer sounding characteristics and sweeter top end.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
I think you will find that the Revox is capable or delivering a higher signal level to the tape than the Otari. (Remember, each machine's electronics are optimized for a particular tape type, so pick the highest output tape type, and hit it hard.) We're interested in s/n and distortion. Also look at "head bump" at the 15 ips speed.
I think, in an earlier post, you said something about your "Spartan" PR 99. Don't count it out - that puppy is a hellava machine!
:)
The ReVox of today bears little resemblance to the Studer ReVox of yesteryear. I have no idea who "Joy" audio is, and suspect that the name ReVox is more of a trade name ownership thing than anything else.
I'll also note that the tape deck doesn't seem to have any level meters, which is odd. Looking at the photos closely, this seems to be a mockup and not an actual tape deck.
Hmmm.
In any case, thanks for the heads up. I'll be in Switzerland this summer and will have to see what I can learn about this.
:)
This seems to be a playback-only deck based on the A700/B67 transport.
Doesn't Harman own Studer/Revox? I'd love to learn more about this thing.
Revox was sold separately when Harman acquired Studer.
I too like the look of the new Revox. I am going to seriously consider buying one. I love my Revox B77 Mk II, and my Studer A807, but I'd still like to have the new one too...
Rob
"Let there be songs, to fill the air"
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