Getting As Bad As Jim For Waving The Teac/Tascam Flag
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Nice. Sam = ASB?
If you're offering to sell it to me then I would have to politely decline. I wouldn't trust any shipping from the US into NL. Not because of any speculation about your packing skills but sadly because of theft of packages here in NL as well as the time it takes to get things cleared through customs...and then onto a theft risk. It's just rife sadly.
I usually go and collect items in person.
It would also be 120v if it's not multi-voltage? 220v here.
It's a nice example though!
If you're offering to sell it to me then I would have to politely decline. I wouldn't trust any shipping from the US into NL. Not because of any speculation about your packing skills but sadly because of theft of packages here in NL as well as the time it takes to get things cleared through customs...and then onto a theft risk. It's just rife sadly.
I usually go and collect items in person.
It would also be 120v if it's not multi-voltage? 220v here.
It's a nice example though!
Good to know bob! Thanks. 
Watching ASB Custom's videos is definitely an inspiration to get hold of a fixer-upper 233 as a hobby-deck. I've constrained myself to Naks and Yammies so it would be nice to branch out to another decent brand.
Watching ASB Custom's videos is definitely an inspiration to get hold of a fixer-upper 233 as a hobby-deck. I've constrained myself to Naks and Yammies so it would be nice to branch out to another decent brand.
Hmmmm. As if i didn't need another rabbit hole to throw money down... I should try locating a working Arion 4-projector programmer/dissolve unit and a couple more Kodak projectors, a decent 133, and a projector rack and play with making those presentations again. I still have enough landscape slides around here.
And if you need/want balanced in and out, at low cost, the 112B is a two-head deck of good quality (pro playback deck) with Balanced in and out (the "B" suffix). I had one for a while before I got my 122 Mk. III and it did a fine job of digitizing cassette to CD.
Some of the other Tascam decks have a removable rear cover to insert the balanced module, but those are super-rare out in the wild, as most places spec'd the deck as they wanted it and didn't bother with "upgrades" later. Correct remotes can be hard to find as well.
Some of the other Tascam decks have a removable rear cover to insert the balanced module, but those are super-rare out in the wild, as most places spec'd the deck as they wanted it and didn't bother with "upgrades" later. Correct remotes can be hard to find as well.
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@Chris Cables: The Teac C-3X doesn't have a distinct sound signature - if that's what you meant by SS. In other words - it's true to the recording. I got a bunch of premium Type IV tapes not long ago. The tapes are used and were recorded to once. The seller can't recall which deck he used to record the tapes, but he had a recording studio. This is his email message to me when I asked him about the history of the recordings:
Thu 2024-05-16 11:04 AM
HI,
Back days I had a recording studio where I worked for many years, then I retired and sold almost all my equipment,
for the cassettes, I used lots of different machines, Studer 215, Nakamichi 1000, 700, CR-7,
so I don't know exactly what I used to record your cassettes,
I didn't use CDs for sure, can be only reel tapes or LPs
Mike
Here is playback of two consecutive tracks on a TDK MA-R 90 he recorded. The tape was played back on my Teac C-3X:
TDK MA-R90 Malia & Boris Blank Teac C-3X.wav
And these are the cassettes I bought from him in a bulk purchase. I paid less for the lot than I've seen a used Sony Super Metal Master go for.
Nando.
Thu 2024-05-16 11:04 AM
HI,
Back days I had a recording studio where I worked for many years, then I retired and sold almost all my equipment,
for the cassettes, I used lots of different machines, Studer 215, Nakamichi 1000, 700, CR-7,
so I don't know exactly what I used to record your cassettes,
I didn't use CDs for sure, can be only reel tapes or LPs
Mike
Here is playback of two consecutive tracks on a TDK MA-R 90 he recorded. The tape was played back on my Teac C-3X:
TDK MA-R90 Malia & Boris Blank Teac C-3X.wav
And these are the cassettes I bought from him in a bulk purchase. I paid less for the lot than I've seen a used Sony Super Metal Master go for.
Nando.
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With the Teac C-3X , I needed a few items. First, was a set of factory feet as the deck was rack-mounted and there were no feet when I got it. A TH member gifted me a set.
Second, was a factory Teac tone generator to enable me to correctly calibrate cassettes for recording. I bought both from the same seller, a member at TH:
Once I learned how to calibrate the Teac C-3X, I recorded a couple of tracks on a Denon MG-X 100.
Denon MG-X 100 No NR.wav
Nando.
Second, was a factory Teac tone generator to enable me to correctly calibrate cassettes for recording. I bought both from the same seller, a member at TH:
Once I learned how to calibrate the Teac C-3X, I recorded a couple of tracks on a Denon MG-X 100.
Denon MG-X 100 No NR.wav
Nando.
Yeah, great score nando, I read about it on TH!
I'd be wary of using those TEAC tone-generators maybe as at this age and esp if they're oscillators then they may be out of spec to use as accurate calibration tools.
If you have a solid state/quartz tone generator then this would be a good investment. Even a TG on your phone may be more accurate. Just a thought
I'm definitely keen to experience the Teac/Tascam sound signature (SS) in a balanced signal path configuration so I'm keeping my eyes peeled and I'm going to listen to those wav's tomorrow. I'm on the black stuff while watching the 24hr LeMans race so not the ideal listening conditions lol.
Cheers!
...and a wave from Luca Giancarlo from Ferrari too. hahha
I'd be wary of using those TEAC tone-generators maybe as at this age and esp if they're oscillators then they may be out of spec to use as accurate calibration tools.
If you have a solid state/quartz tone generator then this would be a good investment. Even a TG on your phone may be more accurate. Just a thought
I'm definitely keen to experience the Teac/Tascam sound signature (SS) in a balanced signal path configuration so I'm keeping my eyes peeled and I'm going to listen to those wav's tomorrow. I'm on the black stuff while watching the 24hr LeMans race so not the ideal listening conditions lol.
Cheers!
...and a wave from Luca Giancarlo from Ferrari too. hahha
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@Chris Cables: I did do a check of the Teac T0-8 using the Spectroid app on my phone. With the spectrum analyzer app on my cell phone, I got 410 Hz, 6281 Hz and 12469 Hz at T0-8 tone outputs of 400 Hz, 6.3 kHz and 12.5 kHz. That seems close enough for me.
Go Team Ferrari!
Nando.
Go Team Ferrari!
Nando.
You can plug the output into a multimeter and get exact frequency.
I bet there are trim pots inside to dial the tones in.
Not having those boxes are why I got rid of my 122 (mark I). No other way to calibrate back then for me. Otherwise the 122 could be used to bludgeon an ox to death and then a fire truck wheel chock.
I bet there are trim pots inside to dial the tones in.
Not having those boxes are why I got rid of my 122 (mark I). No other way to calibrate back then for me. Otherwise the 122 could be used to bludgeon an ox to death and then a fire truck wheel chock.