Check Out This Ebay Listing

[Fred]

Seems to be a pricey listing for what they have, but hey: http://www.ebay.com/itm/STUDER-A80-...366?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43aa01c07e

 

[mep]

That is a whole bunch of tape decks! Don't let Ki see this listing.

 

[steve williams]

You have to wonder if any are operational

 

[flez007]

that is a whole bunch of tape decks! Don't let ki see this listing.

lol!

 

[mep]

You have to wonder if any are operational

I would assume that each and everyone of them is broken. The seller is not guaranteeing a damn thing.

 

[steve williams]

$29K + $5K for shipping and the possibility of more money to pay to get it through customs is a lot of dineros for parts IMO

 

[mep]

I agree. I never said it was worth it, it's just a bunch of tape decks.

 

[FrantzM]

Not only Pricey .. The Shipping charge is even more "interesting": $5000

 

[steve williams]

With the point of origin of the gear being Israel I saw that virtually every Arab country has been excluded for export

 

[steve williams]

Not only Pricey .. The Shipping charge is even more "interesting": $5000

with all of that gear coming from the Middle east I would think $5K is conservative

 

[RogerD]

You have to wonder if any are operational

Bingo! Steve,

I have learned if the darn things aren't working there just worth parts. The A810's are probably the exception,but getting any of these decks in working order is going to be expensive,frustrating and time consuming. I think 10 grand would be pushing it.

 

[Bruce B]

I've seen this listing several times. Seems they can't get what they want.

 

[NorthStar]

Looks like a big pile of junk to me! Perhaps they should pay someone to clean their room ...
I'll take the shipping charge as my fee to them and call it a day. :b

 

[Ki Choi]

As Sgt. Schultz would have said, " I see nothing and hear nothing."

If I was just few years younger...and had one more room in the house, I would have considered the pile... maybe NOT. ;-)

The ideal source for Studers and other master recorders for our audiophile use would be the decks from a video studio or even voice overdub places where the machines don't receive much TLC but they don't get used 24/7 during their existences either. These machines are worth spending time to fix and rebuild, IMHO.

Judging from the the photos, all the machines got rode hard and put up wet for a long time. They are in one of the worst conditions for A80RCs and A810s I had seen on eBay.

 

[Fred]

This listing seems to just have come up. Appears to be in far better condition that that pile of junk from Isreal. Seems to have been a CBS radio deck. Which would suggest some pretty extensive use, but also some professional care.

It's not for me, but maybe one of you guys might be interested. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Stu...&otn=8&po=LCA&ps=63&clkid=6368090845031552730

 

[Ki Choi]

This listing seems to just have come up. Appears to be in far better condition that that pile of junk from Isreal. Seems to have been a CBS radio deck. Which would suggest some pretty extensive use, but also some professional care.

It's not for me, but maybe one of you guys might be interested. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Stu...&otn=8&po=LCA&ps=63&clkid=6368090845031552730

Good observations.

Good: It's probably been used by people with some common sense. I see no razor marks on the headcover and the leather arm rest doesn't show excessive wear.

Bad: It still has the dreaded reel rub (as you can see above tacho sensor roller) and it certainly had been used well for a long time to have its pushbutton labels completely worn off where one can't see any markings for FF, REW, PLAY, STOP, and REC, etc.

Want to know: all the Canadian Broadcasting A807s came with Butterfly DIN heads. If this machine is indeed from CBS, it should have NAB 2mm gap heads but need to know their conditions.

I don't know if it has good beat or if I can dance to it ... so I give it a 6 out 10.