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Hi Guys, My Mom has recently moved into a very small apartment and is in need of mini shelf type stereo setup. As usual, such things involving technology fall to me and I have no idea where to start a search for such a system these days. Several years back TEAC and a few others (radio, CD...

Hi Guys, Thanks to a longtime friend yet another RTR followed me home this past weekend. This one has spent the past 30 years or so in a church and would bet it hasn't been used more than a dozen times. It needs some stickers removed but otherwise is in great shape. I fired it up and it...

Hi Guys, This morning a Dual 1019 TT followed me home (pictures soon). Does anyone know anything about this thing? A quick search appears to have some good things to say much to my surprise. It appears to be in pretty good condition less a couple cracks in the rear of the dust cover...

I took a visit to this museum in Minneapolis, MN over the weekend and must say I was rather impressed. Museum of Broadcasting 3517 Raleigh Ave St. Louis Park, MN 952-926-8198 http://www.museumofbroadcasting.org/ Robert

Hi Guys, A pretty sweet Pioneer RT-909 arrived at my place this weekend all the way from Arizona. My Mom gets the credit for finding this gem along with several low play, 10 inch reels of Ampex 236, Maxell UD, and Scotch 207 and a box of low quality 7 inch reels. The capstan rollers were...

Have been looking for a couple more Minimus 7's for some time and today I found both the 7's and its brother the 77. These look to be the first generation 7's as they have the screw terminals rather than the spring clips. The drivers look to be in great shape and the enclosures in good...

Hi Guys, Here is a shelf system I put together to hold some of the growing audio collection. It's built from maple and ash hardwood and is very module in design. Waiting for the cables to arrive so I can get everything wired up. Only downside is that it needs to be larger! Robert...

Hi Guys, That darn Craigslist strikes again. This time a guy a couple miles down the road had a shopping cart filled with various RTR tapes, 98 in all. I gave him $75 as the like new reels and boxes were worth that even if all the tape was trash. A huge mixture of things the best being some...

Hi Guys, Another RTR followed me home this weekend. This one is pretty cherry but will need belts and controls cleaned. I recorded a tape last night at it does a very nice job. Almost didn't go after this one, but glad I did. :) Here is a photo but forgot to include the hubs, and a couple...

Hi Guys, Several months back someone here sent me a list of the known stick tape brands and models. I usually have copies of everything important, but for some reason that list is hiding. Would anyone have a list they could share? I think a few reels that came with that old TEAC deck are...

Over the weekend got together with a longtime friend and gave him a JVC DD-5 cassette deck I salvaged months back. Well, like usual one box leaves and a few more arrive to takes its place, go figure. Anyway, he had an old TEAC multitrack deck that I had owned from past college days and...

Hi Guys, Anyone have any comments on an AKAI GX-255 reel to reel deck? Looks to have glass heads, 7 inch reels... Thanks, Robert

Well, after 32 years the Sansui is finally going to need a tune up. This week it started acting up when I powered it on so last night I decided it was finally time to unplug it until it can have alittle personal attention and before it wipes out something much more expensive. Hopefully all...

Has anyone here used one of those ipad gizmos? What are your thoughts on the thing? Never had any plan to own an Apple computer item but there is now one sitting on the table at home. Last week while at the local electronics show they pulled my name from the hat for an ipad, so home it came...

Hi Guys, Looks like Santa found me a little early this year...... :D :blob7: :D This weeks find, Pioneer RT-701, Original manual, 5 lightly used Maxell UD 35-90's [attachment=1:iyr899uj]Img_0555_rs.jpg[/attachment:iyr899uj] [attachment=0:iyr899uj]Img_0556_rs.jpg[/attachment:iyr899uj] Robert

A newbee here with RTR tapes and have a question..... Is it better to stack tapes in a horizontal or vertical orientation? I have argued with myself long enough so lets ask the experts..... Thanks, Robert

I'll start a new thread on this one, Hmmmmmmm, wonder if anyone will find me???? Here is a Pioneer PL-518 that I actually bought back in college days. My brother ended up with it and after he has hauled it around the country to more places than I can count he decided it needed a better home...

I have been asked to write a short review of the latest toy so here it goes: I won the auction here for the Onix CD-3 a couple weeks back. After reading some good things about the Onix I decided why not bid and see what happens. Well, last night those friendly FEDEX guys had a package sitting...

Hi Guys, Time again for words of wisdom from the wise here...... I have started looking at stereo RTR decks and thought I would ask what would be a good first machine? Sam has an A2300SX and shortly a X1000 coming available would either of those be a good deck to start with? FF, mentioned a...

Hi Guys, I found this pile of ~ 75 tapes just down the street this evening. Best of all price was free for the taking.... :D There is a mix of mostly TDK and Maxell with about 1/3 being type II. Even a few on ZIN and some other art forms should one desire to become cultured. Robert...