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Originally Posted by jamesperrett
I've not encountered a domestic reel to reel that handles tape as well as either a Revox A77 or B77.
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I have always found them pretty brutal, especially the A77, which does not have logic. It is possible to snap a tape on it by over-keen pushes of the transport controls! The high wind speed does not help. I suspect they were aimed at the kind of market that use thicker SP tape.
The gentlest I have seen (used) are the aforementioned Philips N4504 series. Even triple play tape would be a struggle to break on this unit. The only comparable handling would be the later model Teacs like x2000, or Studer 810.