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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:	* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Moderator:	DYPSS1::SCHAFER

Created:	Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2852
Total number of notes:	33157

1694.0. "Info on TEAC AS1234 needed" by NRADM::KARL () Mon Sep 26 1988 16:00

    This weekend I came across (at a Church flee market) a used TEAC
    AS-1234 2 track tape deck. I know you have to be very cautious
    about buying used decks, but they only wanted $60.00 for it.
    
    It's old (12-15 years old), but I figured if the original specs
    were good on it, it might be worth a gamble - I could get it checked
    out after I bought it (or maybe before).
    
    I need a deck to master to. It may be rediculous to even consider
    this deck, but I thought I'd try to find out something about it
    before I wrote it off.
    
    Anyone know about this deck? I know, it's OLD!
    
    Thanks! Bill

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1694.1	One point in your favor...	JAWS::COTE	He's baaaaaaaack....	`Mon Sep 26 1988 16:10`	5
	Old TEACs are MUCH better built than new ones. SOTA at the time was not much by today's standards. Edd
1694.2	RE .1 - thanks - what's SOTA?	NRADM::KARL		`Mon Sep 26 1988 16:59`	3
	Thanks - but what is SOTA? Bill
1694.3	SOTA is an acronym...	JAWS::COTE	He's baaaaaaaack....	`Mon Sep 26 1988 17:26`	11
	State Of The Art... Specs and performance that might have been top o' the line 12 years ago can be found on kid's dex today... I'd take my 10 year old TEAC f-300 deck over my 1 year old TEAC X-450 anyday... I've found the new stuff to be crap... Edd
1694.4	Me too	WARMER::KENT	Give me the moonlight	`Tue Sep 27 1988 08:57`	8
	I have a teac X-1000 for mastering. I bought it second-hand about 2 years ago. Apart from one small problem with a transistor about 6months ago. I have had no problems at all. Other than the DBX on it doesn't seem compatible with the DBX on a tascam 34. Paul.
1694.5	not that I have the bucks or anything, but ...	MIZZOU::SHERMAN	socialism doesn't work ...	`Tue Sep 27 1988 11:27`	4
	Just curious. How much do these used TEACs go for? Do they handle �'' mastering or just �''? Steve
1694.6	Look no offers	WARMER::KENT	Give me the moonlight	`Tue Sep 27 1988 11:57`	6
	I guess the price depends on the person selling who unfortunately, in my case had departed this mortal coil. I paid 150 pounds after they had no offers above 200. Paul.
1694.7	Thanks for the info!	NRADM::KARL		`Fri Sep 30 1988 12:58`	12
	Thanks for the info/advice. I'm interested in good specs as much as durability (or even more), so I guess an old deck like this I'd use mostly for playback, which is more than I have now in a reel to reel (I have a HI-FI VCR and a cassete deck). I'm going to have to get serious soon I think with a 4 or 8 track, and good mastering deck. At first I was hoping I could get by with the HI-FI VCR for mastering, but re-ordering songs, or taking them off (cutting and splicing) would be difficult or impossible. Thanks! Bill