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Ted Kendall · 4th Dec 2019, 4:01 pm

Hardening idler tyres probably have something to do with it, but most Japan, Inc. budget decks were pretty clunky to start with - later models, such as the TC377, were somewhat more refined.

4th Dec 2019, 4:01 pm	#9
Ted Kendall Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kington, Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 3,675	Re: How noisy are reel to reels? Hardening idler tyres probably have something to do with it, but most Japan, Inc. budget decks were pretty clunky to start with - later models, such as the TC377, were somewhat more refined.