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In Reply to: RE: Finally Going Somewhere - Just Got My Estimate For My A77 From AB Tech. posted by marc-homeslice on June 06, 2007 at 12:08:41
Sorry to hear about your deck woes. Hopefully it'll all pan out in the end and you'll be happy. Definitely keep us posted. Don't get discouraged or disillusioned and abandon the hobby before having a chance to enjoy a *FUNCTIONING* deck.And for what it's worth, Marc's ordeal is a textbook example of why I always urge so-called "newbies" to buy the best and often most expensive deck they can find and afford-AFTER they have determined the model they want. A deck that first comes to you in immaculate condition-backed with a warranty/guarantee IN WRITING, it will cost a lot. Up front.
But as Marc learned the hard way, the 'bargain' you thought you were scoring on the front end often ends up costing more....sometimes WAY more in repairs, time, and frustration on the back end. When it comes to vintage components and quality, the worst and most foolish thing you can do is 'spend a dollar to save a dime'. Given a choice of two identical model decks, one costing....say....$300 and the other....say...$750, each being in commensurate actual condition, I would say that more than 99% of the time, the $750 deck will ultimately prove to be the better bargain: While the person who bought the 'cheap' deck is pulling his hair out because this and that doesn't work properly or at all, then spending umpteen hours on the phone and on the web looking for a competent repair shop, then lugging it in and out of the car. Or worse, shipping it back and forth all over the world, the guy who bought the "ripoff" priced deck is already on his fourth case of tape.
Just my four (not two) cents.
Edits: 06/06/07 06/06/07Follow Ups:
..i'd say about the only caveat is that the orig. "bargain" A77 I bought came with the nice and fancy Revox silver locking NAB adaptors.. These go for stupid $$ on eBay and helps to soften the blow of paying for two refirbs a bit. I also gather the first guy i paid did clean up what he describes as a "really dusty machine".. thus proving out your theory that it's a good idea to either buy in person or grab what X-2000-R speaks of.. a largely guaranteed performing, clean deck upfront.
Very true, that in the end, the big loss is really time. Granted i've had other things to do and there was plenty of idle time between all the maneuvers with this deck -- but, i bought this unit about a year ago.
God only knows all the tape i could've abused in the meantime
Ya know i'll keep ya posted when i start a rippin' ;-)
Marc
I've said this over and over again on other forums. Places like fleabay are NOT *usually* going to reward you with fine running and cosmetically perfect machines-in spite of what the seller says or his percentage feedback 'rating'. Some of these sellers are just plain stupid, thieves or they really don't give a damn, while the few honest sellers go the extra mile to tell you what you're really bidding on.
Best thing is to find a good restoration shop, not some local clown who can make 'good' every now and then on a deck-given there isn't much wrong with it and/or he's not taxed for knowledge. Always better to pay more for a refurbished deck that a shop stands behind and is KNOWN in the audio community to do good work. Stories of positive feedback abound online about these places-even here. Often, their customers bag out before they lay down the final payment and there is a fine deck waiting, restored for a very reasonable price-the shop mainly trying to get back what they have into it, plus some reasonable profit margin for their effort. Some of these shops have units they own, waiting for an interested customer to start the restoration process.
I won't bore anyone with my folly and this old Tandberg 9241XD with unobtanium peak meters. It was a real 'deal' alright that eventually is going to cost me about $400 in restoration costs to perform like it should. Oh well, I salute you fleabay for culturing another rube.;-)
ONE YEAR....as in 52 weeks...12 months....a full cycle of winter/spring/summer/fall.
and the OP has yet to record or play a single tape.
-nuff said.
I knew there was some reason why I like my Teacs so much.
A week trying to make an A-77 work just confirmed it :-)
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