Post a Picture of your Tape Deck - Decks
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VintageVince
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Volvo242GT
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As posted in the latest audio purchase thread... TC-RX79ES. Kinda small compared to the other Sony gear in the stack.
@kpodolski Nice TC-K717ES. BTW: make sure that you have it powered down when not playing tapes - learned the hard way with my original RX79ES. Fried the capstan motor, causing the deck to play tapes at 1.5x speed. Same thing happened to my old TC-RX606ES, apparently. Had the tendency to make a contralto singer sound like she was a soprano.
Some awesome equipment! Is that an ADS speaker? L810?
wanders
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FWIW, my understanding of the black Pioneer RT 909 is the unit was ordered by the military. Won't try to tell you it's the best sounding RTR deck, but it's a pretty as anything I've seen.Customized Pioneer RT-909.
Mr Creosote
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This recently came my way. It was given to me by a family member cleaning out his garage. A Revox A77. It plays back okay, I haven't tried recording. The reel it came with is a party mix from the 70s. Interesting stuff. I deoxed the pots as they where scratchy. I don't have any other tape reels, so I haven't done much with it. I know very little about R to R's. Would like find additional take up reels and tape. It seems like a nice deck.
freshpow21
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Ive heard this as well.
I’ve been waiting years to find the black version somehow on the market but nothing.
It’s such a handsome deck. I wish some of these companies that sell OEM face plates in multiple colors would finally make a kit for the 909. Specifically in BLACK! Absolutely beautiful.
wanders
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People have tried by removing and refinishing the existing front panels. It's a pretty big job. (Possibly the picture is one of those.) I'm in agreement with you; it's a very classy piece of kit; and, I'd love to own one. I see 'em around once in a while, and they're not all that expensive ($3000-$5000), but those are in pretty iffy condition. I owned a so-so 909 and bought a better one for around $2000 eight or ten years ago. A genius named Luis (Sacramento, Modesto area), used both carcasses to create a nice one. (Bring money.)
freshpow21
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I own a pristine 909, but I’m not ready to shell out 3-5K just for aesthetic upgrades. Got mine for around 2K as well. They’re so prevalent I’m surprised black facing hasn’t happened yet, but I’ll wait patiently.
dhnash
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Roman Sokolov of Electronic Engineers, Inc. in Chicago, IL offers the black faceplates for the RT-909. His contact information is available in the following link. He can provide information about available options and pricing.
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freshpow21
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Wow….you just made my weekend! I don’t have FB, but I have no problem making an account if it results in getting the black components. Thank you so much for this!!!Roman Sokolov of Electronic Engineers, Inc. in Chicago, IL offers the black faceplates for the RT-909. His contact information is available in the following link. He can provide information about available options and pricing.
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Electronic Engineers, Chicago. 68 likes · 3 were here. Electronic Engineers is a HI-END Audio repair company located in Chicago. We offer a repair and rest
