Tape Trail

• Both?!!! - Inmate51 10:09:05 04/01/20 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: Revox A77 high speed - with speakers posted by torc on March 30, 2020 at 17:36:14

  Sorry, the forum owners don't want my input.
  
  

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  • RE: Both?!!! - torc 07:09:27 04/02/20 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: Both?!!! posted by Inmate51 on April 01, 2020 at 10:09:05

    I'm sure you are right - again, I am a newbie at the very beginning of my tape journey. I said "both" because I looked at the A77 owner's manual, and on pages 16 through 19, it showed illustrations entitled "Mono Half Track."Stereo Quarter Track." "Stereo Half Track." etc. I must be misunderstanding what that means. Again, I appreciate the knowledge you folks bring, and I'm just trying to learn something new.
    
    I am surprised to hear that a player of this (mid-range?) caliber, once adjusted and calibrated, would not be superior to a good vinyl set up. I'm still interested in playing and learning from this machine, but then it seems likely that the benefits of reel to reel tape may live in a place I can't afford to go.
    
    Thanks again,
    
    David
    

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    • The matter of scale - Victor Khomenko 11:19:27 04/02/20 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: Both?!!! posted by torc on April 02, 2020 at 07:09:27

      You say "good vinyl setup" - but what is it? It needs to be defined.
      
      it is easier to talk in terms of "best possible". Including the system AND the source material. A very high quality vinyl setup is a very, very serious contender. It can be beaten by a very high quality high speed 2-track tape deck using a copy of the master tape as its source. Generally speaking... :)
      
      But all this is academic. Both formats can and should be enjoyed for what they have to offer. If your A77 is properly set up, it will give you tremendous pleasure.
      

      
      
      
      

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• RE: Revox A77 high speed - with speakers - Victor Khomenko 18:36:07 03/30/20 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: Revox A77 high speed - with speakers posted by torc on March 30, 2020 at 17:36:14

  ***I love analog, and I have always heard of the superiority of Reel to Reel playback over even good vinyl***
  
  That is, generally speaking, not correct, and most certainly not true of industrial prerecorded tapes.
  
  Ultimately, that can be true, but only for higher grade equipment and material - specifically, 15ips, 2-track copies of the master tapes.
  
  The deck you got is a fine one, but not at that level.
  

  
  
  
  

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  • Unfortunately... - kootenay 11:18:13 05/03/20 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Revox A77 high speed - with speakers posted by Victor Khomenko on March 30, 2020 at 18:36:07

    what you said is true. That's the main reason why I bought the PR99 MKII model and put my other two A77 to pasture.
    
    
    
    If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
    (Proverb)
    
    

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