Hi Aaron,
The machine is as new can get. It was delivered to the person I
bought it from just a few months ago. It was used to produce one CD
and that was it, about 20 hours. It also came with a 1/4 inch 2 track
head block that is still wrapped from ATR Services. The ARIA
electronics were adjusted for both head blocks. I can't wait to hear
the difference between the ARIA electronics and the stock ATR
electronics I have on the other two machines.
I believe your machine is the Frankenstein that PMR offers for
about $28,000. It's good to know that they're others out there that
need a mental adjustment:-)
regards, ken Fritz
On May 27, 2009, at 5:24 PM, Aaron Levinson wrote:
> An ATR-100 series 15/30 ips 1" 2-track is the Rolls Royce of all
> mastering decks. The heads may need lapping and I would make sure
> the thing is biased correctly if you plan on recording with it but
> that baby is insane. I would say the Studer may have it beat on
> machining of parts but from a sonic standpoint that is just about
> the finest solid-state beast ever made. Others may disagree but no
> one will question its place in the pantheon of audio history.
>
> I mated the ATR transport with the legendary MR-70 electronics for
> a one-of-a-kind Frankenstein that was imho even better, but for a
> stock machine, unbeatable.
>
> AA
>
>
> Danger wrote:
>> I have had a lot of strange machine made in the past but never a
>> 1" 2trk You might want to look up John French and see what he has
>> to say.
>>
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