Sony type 1 SLH is great on my EL7, maybe your deck needs calibration..?
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Sony type 1 SLH is great on my EL7, maybe your deck needs calibration..?
Old_School
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I've had mixed success with the type 1 tapes. Some are sheddy, and a couple have broken while playing. The sound is fine when they work, but I have enough Type 3s that I really don't need them.
I think I'm going to play the demo tape again tonight - love that trumpet intro
Old_School
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My mistake - yes the FeCr. I'm not even sure Type IIIs ever made it out of prototype before the format died and went to Finland.
Quadrocker
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According to the only info I've seen (..from the Technics RS-7500 entry at the "Vintage Knob" Website) type III Elcaset tapes were "Chrome Bioxyde", and they were never made available to the public.
goldear
Certifiable Audio Junkie
The only way to get Chrome tape for an elcaset, is load R2R "EE" Tape into an old Elcaset tape shell. To the best of my knowlege, nobody ever made chorme tape for Elcaset.
But to my ears, the Sony FeCr tape sounded excellent, and EE tape for R2R was very over-rated, so why bother?
But to my ears, the Sony FeCr tape sounded excellent, and EE tape for R2R was very over-rated, so why bother?
Tranquil
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My EL5
Sure is good to find a thread dedicated to the ElCassette. I have had this Sony EL5 for a very long time. It needs service and I have been trying to find someone reliable who has worked on them. Old_school seems to have a tech who works on them in Ottawa - Centek Electronics I think I'll give them a call. I would really like to have her up and singing again.
Sure is good to find a thread dedicated to the ElCassette. I have had this Sony EL5 for a very long time. It needs service and I have been trying to find someone reliable who has worked on them. Old_school seems to have a tech who works on them in Ottawa - Centek Electronics I think I'll give them a call. I would really like to have her up and singing again.
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DaveThreshol
More Q's than A's.....
Yeah, I have that one and it's MINT! Except that when I play a tape it spills it on the right hand side. I have to try to get mine fixed. Those were beautiful machines!
Tranquil
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Yeah, I have that one and it's MINT! Except that when I play a tape it spills it on the right hand side. I have to try to get mine fixed. Those were beautiful machines!
This was one Great sounding machine. It was in storage for a number and years and when I decided to run it again, it spilled the tape as you mentioned and at times the tape seemed to be too tight in its housing. I contacted Sony some time ago for a referral to a service center the person I spoke to had no idea what an Elcassette was. :scratch2:
DENNYDOG
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Old_School
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The guy at Centek is an old school "work on anything" tech, not an Elcaset specialist. I think you can probably find someone in the US that'll do a decent job, rather than try to send your gear to Canada - ask me about the pain of cross-border eqipment repairs.
DaveThreshol
More Q's than A's.....
Yeah......I'm a bit afraid to mess with mine. So anyway, I looked this place up, and I couldn’t find a dedicated web page. I did find the yellow page listing though:
http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/Ontario/Ottawa/Centek-Stereo-Repair/2746561.html
The phone number checks out as being from that area. I didn't call him because I'm not ready to ship mine anywhere. I'm not the best at Google searching, but I really tried last night, and found a few people on other forums asking about it also. I know TWO places that are experts on the old Crown of Indiana machines. Nothing so far on Elcaset though.
Anybody else want to try Google? LOL
Wow, I wish I could find an Elcast on the old junk pile. I actually used them back in the day, though have not seen them since.
At the end of the 70's & early 80's I did university radio at one of the oldest (and one of the best...not just my opinion) stations of the type, CHSR at UNB in Fredericton.
We had better equipment than some commercial stations in our area. Multiple Ampeg reel to reel, Technics 1200's, 2 pro mixing consoles plus one portable one for dances, lots of other gear, plus Elcaset!
We took our r-r machines often to pubs and concerts to record for later broadcast, either with mikes or patched into the mixing board. However when Elcaset came around it promised great quality with less hassle and work than reels. We bought 2 Sony's though I don't know which model, but probably the top end.
Very neat system. The Betamax of pre-digital audio.
At the end of the 70's & early 80's I did university radio at one of the oldest (and one of the best...not just my opinion) stations of the type, CHSR at UNB in Fredericton.
We had better equipment than some commercial stations in our area. Multiple Ampeg reel to reel, Technics 1200's, 2 pro mixing consoles plus one portable one for dances, lots of other gear, plus Elcaset!
We took our r-r machines often to pubs and concerts to record for later broadcast, either with mikes or patched into the mixing board. However when Elcaset came around it promised great quality with less hassle and work than reels. We bought 2 Sony's though I don't know which model, but probably the top end.
Very neat system. The Betamax of pre-digital audio.
I saw a real live Sony Elcaset deck the other day at a vintage stereo shop over in Oak Bay. So tempting except for the fact some fool glued 19" rack ears to the wood sideboards. I'll have to take a closer look and see if its removable without destroying it. Maybe he put them through the side screws so they would just pop right off. I'll check it out.
Is that Oak Bay near Victoria, BC? You don't say where you are in your profile. If it is maybe I should visit that store!
The wood sides could probably be repaired if the glue or holes have messed it up. Wood filler, sandpaper and stain go a long way.
The wood sides could probably be repaired if the glue or holes have messed it up. Wood filler, sandpaper and stain go a long way.
howie123
Stuck in the '70s
If the handles are attached (or glued) to just the wood side panels, then they simply can be removed (or repaired/replaced). The unit can be used without side panels, as the cover is complete without them. You'd just need to use shorter screws, since the screws on decks with side panels are quite a bit longer. My EL-7 side panel is shown below.
That is the one. Q-Lectronics, across from Soundhounds.
That's good to know it's not toast without the sidepanels. I have a Sony STR-V2 that has its sidepanels attached to the exterior metal case.