I beg to differ. I have both the a80 (well had actually) and the Ampex
atr-100 and the atr is much gentler on tape and paper than the A-80 or
any other machine I ever came across or used IMHO.
Shai Drori
On 23/04/2011 04:27, Mark Donahue wrote:
> Richard,
> Funny enough it is an A80 MK-I playback machine. I actually came to
> the same conclusion about quality of the Mk-I heads and playback
> topology. Also, as you know, the A80 is the most gentle transport
> ever created.....
> All the best,
> -mark
>
> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Richard L. Hess
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Did you notice they were using a Studer A80 for playback? Also that it was a
>> single-head reproducer? But a VU not an RC.
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