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studer b67

yonder

yonder

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Hey guys, I have a chance to get a studer b67 in nice condition. It is in a consol which I don't want. How difficult is it to move the vu meters to below the headstack? The heads are not perfect but usable and sound good and for what I will have to give I can afford to send them off for relapping. I have a Sony tc758 that has enough crosstalk I can't stand it and a Tascam 34b with a chanel one drop out problem. I've discovered I like tape and am after a good machine. While activally looking for an otari mx5050 biii I found this studer. Which would have the best sound quality? And does relapping change the sound to any degree?
Thanks
 
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Don't be surprised if a total re-cap job is in your future with a B67. They are excellent decks, but at this age need to be fixed right instead of dusted off and called ok.

The heads are your least worry.
 
Thanks Tinman, the seller stated he had it serviced and new caps put in the power supply and works real well. The biggest thing holding me back is the all drive to get it home. How difficult is it to set the machine up out of the consol?
 
yonder said:
And does relapping change the sound to any degree?
Thanks
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If the heads are not currently shot, then the sound should not be altered significantly after the re lap. Of course, they will need alignment, output levels set, then record levels and BIAS all set.
 
I don't believe the heads are too far gone and there is a good reel to reel tech in kc. How much of a step up is the b67 over the mx 5050?
 
It's very easy to move the VU meter panel from the console to the deck itself.

As for the power supply caps, did he change the half dozen RIFA caps in the machine?
Because THOSE are the one's that love to go up in smoke. There are between 1 and 3 on each of the motor control boards depending on the version of the machine. These boards are tucked all the way in the top, attached to the heatsink. There are a few more, I think. Been ages, I'd have to check against my own deck.

While these decks really NEED a re-cap, the RIFA caps are absolutely mandatory.

Then I'd really do any red devils, which are little red Tantalum capacitors. These don't FAIL, exactly, but they cause erratic behavior in the transport and static in the audio if any are on the cards. Especially big a problem on the A700, it's consumer cousin.

But, once a B67 has been refreshed, it's a superb deck!

Marc
 
I'll ask for more details as to the extent of the recap. If i get it I'll make sure all caps are replaced. It's nice to know it's not hard to take the deck out of a console. Thanks
 
Keep in mind that once you take the deck out of the cart, it usually has no side and back panels. The side panels are super rare, but people just make new wooden one's. A back panel is more cosmetic and to keep the cat from getting fried, but sometimes one shows up on ebay. This is how I got mine.

The nice thing is that the deck, with all the audio cards being in the front, can be very quickly set up for different tapes and operating levels.
 
I was thinking I could make the panels out of some walnut I have. Now if the seller will answer the phone.
 
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