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On 12/14/2013 7:16 PM, Julian Antos wrote: > Hi everyone, > > In an unlikely turn of events my sixteen year old brother has taken an > interest in analog recording equipment and I told my parents I would help > them with find a multitrack reel to reel recorder for him for X-mas, which > he has been politely obsessing over. > > Am wondering if anyone on the list has any advise on where and how to buy > one of these machines (looking specifically for a 1/4" 4-track), or may > have one to sell themselves, hopefully at an affordable price. Looking for > something in decent operating shape, but if there small problems I can > teach my brother how to fix, that might be even better. > My advice is that he will be seriously disappointed by the quality of the recorded sound unless the machine has been properly calibrated by a good technician. Even after that, he may be disappointed, as 1/4" 4-track has poor signal/noise ratio, and the hiss may drive him nuts. If you can find an old Ampex AG440 4-track (they go for pretty cheap) and get it tuned up properly, I think he'd be happier, at least until he had to lift it. Of course, he'll need a 2-track recorder to mix to, and a mixer, and... Peace, Paul --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com