Re: Advice on Reel to Reel
Hi
Although the Revox is a great machine they aren't too keen on playing small diameter tapes and the characteristic 'snatch' is more suitable for semi-pro tapes. You don't make clear - or maybe you don't know - whether the tapes in question were actually made on the Alba. If so, the recordings you have will be of, er, adequate quality. If they weren't you might need to find out their speed and track layout.
The Akai is good as is the Sony, though both have their own problems as Mark points out. Tandbergs are also worth a look. The main thing is to get the cleanest audio into your PC, edit and tweak with a suitable program such as Audacity, then burn onto CD. Of course it's always nice to have the proper reel-to-reel machine to play the old tapes, but be warned one leads to another...
Glyn
PS Just a thought - the Alba is quite a basic machine and none the worse for that. I'm sure one of us would be more than happy to bring it back to health for you - this could be your cheapest option and you'd have a good working machine. Unfortunately I'm a distance away or I'd volunteer to help.
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