I believe Sonorus is based on PR99 MkII or IIIs instead of B77 when I talked to Arian at the CES few years back.
It would be Audiophile market if they are thinking any kind of volume.
Famous Swiss Tape Recorder Brand To Re-introduce Reel-to-Reel Analog Recorder!
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I believe Sonorus is based on PR99 MkII or IIIs instead of B77 when I talked to Arian at the CES few years back.
It would be Audiophile market if they are thinking any kind of volume.
During a visit to John French (JRF Magnetics), he mentioned that Studer's tape head manufacturing location burned down in the early 2000's. Wonder if they retained a stock of heads; rebuilt the operation or are using some other heads
Pics are of John in Receiving and in his Relapping Area. His wife, Cookie owns the company and handles the business end. Sweethearts both!
Charles
Pics are of John in Receiving and in his Relapping Area. His wife, Cookie owns the company and handles the business end. Sweethearts both!
Charles
Ask Greg Beron. He can't keep up with orders for his machines.
It would also seem important to me that anyone now entering the R2R market also becomes involved in the software effort too.
Here you have it, picture from Munich...
Also new tape sources from Munich. The movement is growing.
http://www.hemioliarecords.com/Hemiolia_Records/index_frame.html
http://www.analogplanet.com/content...-brand-re-introduce-reel-reel-analog-recorder
http://analog-audio.eu/en
Also new tape sources from Munich. The movement is growing.
http://www.hemioliarecords.com/Hemiolia_Records/index_frame.html
http://www.analogplanet.com/content...-brand-re-introduce-reel-reel-analog-recorder
http://analog-audio.eu/en
That is the newly manufactured Nagra Greg ? Nice and portable if that floats your boat. I'm glad I went in the direction I did.
Both the B77 and PR99 have the same transports. The PR99 adds balanced in/out and a few other items like auto-location. Sonorus guts the electronics, so all that left is the transport (motors, frame and headblock). They install all new audio playback electronics, new power supplies and new reel motor drive circuitry (converting the deck from unregulated tape tension to quasi-regulated tape tension).
Re demand for a new deck: The Audiophile market may have have more volume but recording studios would have much higher budgets.
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Tapetech,
Would you have any experience or opinion on Mara Machines?
http://www.maramachines.com/Machines/Machines.html
Would you have any experience or opinion on Mara Machines?
http://www.maramachines.com/Machines/Machines.html
Bruce B
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I'll have to disagree with this statement. Studios and Labels have NO budget for tape machines. I have major labels now squawking at my transfer prices. I've talked to other mastering engineers and most have tape machines that sit idle for months at a time!
The audiophiles are the only market for these machines.
Recording studios (not mastering studios) don't have budgets for analog tapes decks simply because they no longer use tape decks. However, if they really wanted to go back to "pure analog" recording, they would have to budget and purchase analog multi-track decks and 2-track mix-down decks (1/2" or 1"). Preferably new decks with new electronics if they want reliability and SOTA performance. Recording studios used to have budgets for new analog decks, so they could, in theory, go back to that if they so desired. In practice, most would want to stay with the convince and low-cost of digital recording, however.
At this point, it has little to do with sound and more with convenience. No one wants to edit in analog any more.
Bruce B
WBF Founding Member, Pro Audio Production Member
Let's not kid ourselves that it's all about the money. If the major record labels see a potential to make big money from going back to recording in analog and selling tapes commercially, they would jump in the market post haste. Tape does seem to be growing some legs and hopefully it will continue. Most of the major labels have gone back to issuing vinyl recordings because it represents enough money for them to be involved. CDs are practically dead and they aren't making crap from single song downloads. Their world has been turned upside down since digital came out. Instead of digital being the savior for the record companies, it has put them on life support.
I think the technology is there to make analog tape machines better than they ever were and the new tape formulations are extremely low-noise.
I think the technology is there to make analog tape machines better than they ever were and the new tape formulations are extremely low-noise.
Just heard back from Nagra. No plans to resurrect old analog tape machines.
So that leaves, Revox or as a long shot, Andreas Khun in Swiss who acquired all Studer drawings.
Ki
So that leaves, Revox or as a long shot, Andreas Khun in Swiss who acquired all Studer drawings.
Ki
If someone is interested in the history of that particular A80, something more can be found here:
http://avaudiovintage.forumfree.it/?t=68509180
Text is in Italian, just copy the URL anf put in the Google translator.
That's good guess. Would have a broad customer base because it's a fully professional deck (with servo-controlled tape tension...something the B77/PR99 transport did not have), yet it can also appeal to the audiophile customer due to it's compact size and 1/4" format. Any guesses as to a price for a C-270 if it were to be resurrected?
http://www.reeltoreel.de/worldwide/C270-E.htm
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