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The Nixon Watergate tapes were recorded on SONY TC-800B at 15/16 ipm on 0,5 mil tape. His secretary played back the tapes on a Uher Universal 5000. Uher specc list speeds. 2.9 / 4.7 / 9.5 cm/s. Could the Uher 5000 playback the SONY recorded tapes? Thank you.

Hello! I have a Jupiter 203 Reel to Reel Stereo, bought by my grandfather as new. I want to get it working like a new. It was working almost very well, but it had some problems like a channel being quieter, not being able to record, slow forwarding, but after all a very nice and clear sound...

Can anybody confirm me, that original pinch roller from PHILIPS N7300 reel to reel recorder had bearings inside? Thanks.

I'm now the proud owner of a Pioneer RT-707! Spent about an hour going over the machine before making an offer - heads were so gunked up I literally thought they were corroded, which would have been a shame since those alloy heads are hard to come by. I don't think the machine had ever been...

Hi I've been working on a Tandberg 3041x, recapped and sounding really good; the problem I'm having is with the motor. I thought it would be a case of a new belt and rebuilding the clutches, but I've been having problems, and it is actually working worse than before I removed the old pads and...

Hello! I want to learn to repair reel-to-reel, pick-up and amplituners. I have a minimal knowlegde about electronics. I tried to search on the web for useful materials but I am only able to find some general electronics documentation. If anyone knows some books, courses, tutorials, please...

I have a recently acquired Teac A-3440 that worked great during testing before purchase but after I got it to our studio, it’s slowly losing power. When I run the unit in play, it will turn and slowly start to stop until the shut-off arm swings down and the unit stops. Happens every time…runs...

Hello I'm currently going through recapping and testing the electronics in my Tandberg 3041x reel-to-reel. So far, I've sourced all but one capacitor replacement. The value in question is 500uf 12v; there are two, and they are for the left and right audio amplification. All I've been able to...

Hi I've recently come into possession of a Tandberg 3041x reel to reel it's going to take a bit of work to cosmetically restore. It did not come with the feet for vertical standing or a top panel to hide leads, there doesn't seem to be anything available online to purchase apart from one foot...

Hi Are there any technicians who can service Revox A77 in Melbourne Australia. I have one and looking to get it fully serviced thanks

My equipment is a Teac XR7 reel, McIntosh C2700 rep amp and an AR XA TT with Ortofon MC20. Since purchasing my new amp and pre-amp, I am re-recording some reels. For some reason, i have to turn the Line all the way to the max when recording off the TT. For the heck of it, I tried recording...

Hi All, Recently acquired a pioneer RT707 tape recorder. I’m having a weird problem with it where the player won’t sound out of both channels unless i press lightly on the supply reel. I feel like it is tension related as as soon as i add tension this problem disappears. Anyone point me in the...

Hey all, I picked up an Akai 1810D Reel to Reel/8 track machine. When I got it home it smoked when I powered it on it seems to still play, record, fast foward and reverse fine. I'm looking for some advice for pre-emptive maintenance I should do and maybe to know what that initial smoke was...

Got my first reel to reel yesterday at a yard sale for 70$, a Sony TC 660 which definitely wasn’t in too bad shape. Pretty clean and had a couple webs on it but the guy hooked it up for us and proved everything worked so snatched it up. Got home and plugged it in and was learning how to put a...

Hello everyone - decided to join this forum after seeing a link to it over at the Tapeheads forums. I'm a recently "new" R2R owner - finally got my dream deck (Akai GX-747 DBX). I put "new" in quotes because I've had a R2R in the family since I was a kid in the 70's, both a full-size...

We have a couple of fantastic items in our current auction, that will definitely be of interest to some of you. Bidding runs through 3/16 @ 7PM CT, and we offer nationwide shipping! LOT 47 / McIntosh MR-65 FM Stereo Tuner, link can be found HERE. LOT 48 / TEAC Tascam Series 70, 4-Track, 1/2"...

I have TEAC A-1200U it will FF/RW and will play with no reels fully attached but once I connect the reel and click play it stops and does nothing how do I fix it? This is a video of what I'm talking about https://youtube.com/shorts/3F_iQMwt5zs?feature=share

Hi, Looking for advice on fixing this issue. Playback speed is fine until the tape has played about 3/4, then the speed starts fluctuating, as if it can't cope with the weight of tape on the take-up spool. I've cleaned and lubricated the idler wheels, and also disconnected and tested the motor...

Hi, I've just bought this old reel to reel. There is lots of white noise on playback on the left channel. The noise is not present when recording and monitoring from source so I assume the amplifier section is ok. It is present when the source is "tape", and can be heard before the tape engages...

What was the TOTL Teac Reel to Reel units? Model and Date of Man?

Sony TC – 588 I currently have one of these in the queue to be restored, if anyone knows anything about these machines and could throw me a bone on the best way to go about restoring one of these I would more than graciously appreciate that! Any tips, tricks etc. would be absolutely amazing!

If this isnt the right forum for this just point me to the proper page. Not sure how much interest people will have in these but i find it pretty cool and would appreciate any help with info you fine folks could give me. I havent been able to find much on any of the names other than Altos. I...

Hi everyone! Hope that someone can help me on this one. I have just bought a second hand TEAC A-3340 and have played a bit with it. After having cleaned everything thoroughly, all connectors, all heads and calibrated the LINE/MIC inputs and VU Meters, I have noticed an issue. If all tracks...

Hey All, i accquired this technics rs1500 last week. It was sold to me and working and based on the videos the guy showed me it seemed to be true. Alas it only worked a few days and there are many things I found the guy lied about. Such as, having the deck recapped etc. Anyway was working ok...