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    Looking for a tech for Studer A80

    Thanks, I like that idea!
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    Looking for a tech for Studer A80

    This looks like it would be ideal, but there's one complication. I need to be able to play both 2- and 4-track tapes, and so I'll be installing a second, 4-track playback head. So I'll need direct out from both playback heads.
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    Looking for a tech for Studer A80

    Can someone recommend a good tech who could make modifications to a Studer A80 RC Mark II machine? I want to bypass the internal electronics so I can use an external tape head preamp, so I need to have the machine rewired for direct out. (Ideally, I'd like to have both balanced and single-ended...
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    Are there sonic differences between tape transports?

    I know that a studio machine won't come with a 4-track head. But I may be able to replace the record head with a 4-track playback head
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    Are there sonic differences between tape transports?

    Having owned both, did you notice any sonic differences between the Ampex and the Studers, differences that you would attribute to the transports rather than to the electronics?
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    Are there sonic differences between tape transports?

    Sorry, I should have specified. This machine will be primarily for playback. In fact, it might have to be for playback ONLY. For I want it to be able to play all my tapes, including old 2- and 4-track prerecorded tapes from the 50s and 60s. So I may need to replace the record head with a...
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    Are there sonic differences between tape transports?

    Thanks, I appreciate the response. But I'm skeptical of answers based on theory. Theoretically speaking, you might think that all high-end turntable should sound the same so long as they rotate at constant speed and isolate vibrations. But we know from experience that that isn't true. Similarly...
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    Are there sonic differences between tape transports?

    I need advice. I want the best system possible for playing reel-to-reel tapes. Currently I have the Technics RS 1520 tape deck with Flux Magnetics heads and a King/Cello tape preamp. Eventually I met upgrade the preamp to something like the Doshi or the Merrill. My question is this. Focusing...

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