studer a710 or tandberg 910

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  1. 19lexicon78

    19lexicon78 Active Member

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    after 20 years haven't got one of them. have revox 215
    butt, always ask.
    which one, of the 2
     
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    I would take either, they are so rare around here, I've never seen one up close.
     
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    I wouldn't touch any of them. Here in the States we have only two or three places able to restore Naks professionally. Tandberg or Revox - you have to DIY and pray that heads and motors are still solid
    To get all the necessary gizmos and calibration tapes (back-tension, mirror cassette do not come for sale often!) will cost you more than professionally calibrated ZX-7

    But I agree with @Mister X - if I ever see one of these beauties in real life, I might change my opinion in split-second (as I often do!) :)
     
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    There's a website somewhere where the guy builds a mirrored cassette but yes it stinks that the people that can calibrate these old units are non-existant.
     
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    in the netherlands i know a revox/studer repairshop. so, the studer a710 isn't a problem to fix. only prices of the 710 went sky high. oja, motors of revox/studer are unbreakable. iow they are very very good. the heads are made by sony, perhaps studer modified

    the tandberg is more difficult. i could buy 910, 15 years ago +/-1250 euro, founding too expensive. but this one was always my number one. in the end bought a revox 215 for 150 euro, better deal.
     
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