Cool i have the very same reel to reel! ^v^

That is WAY too cool ... I found mine on eBay for $260 including shipping. I think it might be developing a slight problem on the left channel, I have the output (in the rear) turned up all the way to keep the sound balanced, but I still love it! *three cheers for old school audio equipment* !!!!! SB.

Found mine in a goodwill for $50 about 10 years ago. Its built like a tank, and still working.

I'm hating you right now *chuckles* .... what an awesome find !!!!! SB.

Now, I am jealous, haha!

Awwwwww, I sowwy, you could come and see it in person sometime, I know I would be a happy ole dawg... ^.^ :) SB.

Shall I bring all my Dire Straits tapes then ? There's quite a lot of them !

Nod nod's ... they had some pretty good music. SB.

That's a sweet old reel to reel! I used to have an old upright Teac 1/4" player / recorder.

Somehow the nostalgia of an open reel tape deck and the unique sound quality that digital music dun have just makes it all worth it. SB.

Digital music today is compressed to hell. Most is mastered to sound decent on very small players where as vinyl is mastered uncompressed, sometime half the speed and at lower volumes to bring out all those wonderful nuances you don't usually get with a digital copy. Reel to reel, if it were not such a costly hobby, would be my ideal audio playback system. Climate controlled vault to keep the tape from deteriorating, maintenance on the playback machine itself. Keeping it demagnetized, cleaning, oiling of moving parts. It's a chore and I don't have the finances to do it.

I have a Pioneer RT 909 deck, but it dont work anymore!

That's a REALLY nice one, you should get it fixed .... I had thought about a 12" reel player but just couldn't justify spending that much money at the time, but that's freak'n awesome dude! SB.

Thought about getting it fixed, but at $700 to fix.. Hmmm...

That's pretty "ouchy" on the pocket ... tis a shame though, that is such an awesome deck. SB.

COOL!!!! , Combine this with a great tube amp and music bliss!!!!

YES !!!! Scoots around to the music, that would top the cake, they have such a warm sound !

What do you use those things for?!

*puts paw to muzzle and chuckles* ..... they are "old school" non portable music devices ... you put one of those ancient things that flat, black and round on the turntable, place the needle on it and enjoy rich wonderful sound, the other ancient device, you put a different round device on it and thread the audio tape through the devices playback head, press play and enjoy rich wonderful sound .... have you never seen these devices before ? *tilts head* SB.

Ferget it, SB! The Whyne Generation don't get it. If it ain't immediate and/or downloadable, it ain't worth their attention. They don't control their tech (like we did) their tech runs their lives... They should all break their elbow bones, and reset them so's they can better concentrate on their Prime Life Director I-Phones.

Maybe one day they will all be Geordi LaForge clones... ;)

Yeah most of today's gen just dun understand it. U a funny Yote, ya know that? SB.

I have a vintage cabinet victrola from 1917ish, plays wonderfully.

Pictures please *sits like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippe.....inalNipper.jpg * .SB.

Man I gotta show ya the Tascam 8-track reel to reel deck/mixer I have here!

Tascam is very good equipment, I would love to see it, you have a doggon museum in that house! Never could afford anything from them, I wanted a 12" unit when I was looking for this one but couldn't justify the cost of the unit and each tape, but I love it just the same ... *hugs my tape deck* silly huh ! SB.

Man... I use to have a Revox A77 some time back. Last time I used it was recording the INSIDE of a Bell System 355A step by step dial telephone office, -1984- some few weeks before it was cut-over into a 4ESS switch. http://www.wideweb.com/phonetrips/cdo834_3.ram Made with the A77 and 3 PZM mikes.

That was WAY kewl to listen to .... I remember when it took about 3 days to get a number dialed and you didn't get more than 5 feet from your phone, when you made a long distance call the operator would cut in and say "number please" and you would have to give them your phone number so they could charge your account ... boy how things have changed, how 'bout it ? Thanks for sharing that with me. SB.

this is way cool bandit I love audio equip like this

wish I still had some of my reel to reels

thanks for the comments too about the towers

Thanx Sport, I found that on eBay for $250, and I have two direct drive turntables .... I love my audio toys! Perhaps you will be able to see them someday. * gives you and Swagg hugs*.

Welcome bandit that was a good find an deal theres the big flea market an waterdog race coming up at lima ohio labor day weekend that buddy swagg an i went to an i competed in last year that im going to go to just the flea market google maxs water dog races an flea market its big an im hoping to find some good deals there on some radios or other audio an camping stuff

An Thanks swagg an i would love to be able sometime to come an see your audio toys an you~wags an gives you hugs back~

I worked on those things and still do.

Yeah, I love it .... it's nostalgic with a sound unlike MP3 or CD ... there's just something about stuff like this! Thanks Joe

I've got a tascam 32

Tascam, dat's good stuff .... I looked at some of those but was not suited to my wallet :(

keep looking you might get a cheap one on eBay . I got mine there listed as parts or not working very cheap . Parts are available for them and I managed to repair mine

Wow I got a few of those units still.

RAwrsome