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The machine that comes to mind is a Technics. Examples are available in your budget. It'll do everything you need. Any of the RS-1500 (1500,1506,1520 etc) series should fill the bill as they have switchable two-four track playback (separate heads) and are 3.75/7.5/15 IPS. The tape transport isn't the last word in handling but does a passable job. The machines are durable and stand up to abuse quite well. I bought my units off Ebay; that's a crapshoot. If you can get them elsewhere it's worth the premium to ensure condition. One unit I got was described as excellent condition, yet came in with surface rust(!) on the heads and light rust elsewhere on the case. Not what I'd call mint. Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of RA Friedman > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 8:07 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Reel-to-reel tape recorder for > auditioning archival tapes. > > A few hundred dollars has become available to purchase a > ree-to-reel tape deck so that we can audition what I believe > are mostly 1/2 track and possibly 1/4 track stereo reels playing at > 3 3/4 or 7 1/2 ips. It's conceivable there are some 15 ips, > but most likely not. I'm assuming we will need two decks, one > for each head configuration. > > Any recommendations as far as units, dealers, re-builds, etc? > We are not planning on using the deck for transfers, but > we'd like something that will have a long useful life and > won't be a huge maintenance headache. > > With any luck, transfers will be done by an outside > specialist. We need a unit that can give us some indication > of what's on the tapes and will have minimal impact. Luckily > the tapes have been stored under cool, dry conditions and > none appears to have sticky-shed or surface/support breakdown > even though some are acetate rather than polyester. > > RA Friedman > Assistant Project Archivist > Historical Society of Pennsylvania > > > --------------------------------- > Discover Yahoo! > Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check it out! >