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Old 9th May 2019, 9:39 am   #50
Welsh Anorak
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Default Re: Reel to reel revival

I've sold a few machines on eBay recently, but they struggled a bit and didn't reach what I'd have considered a good price. A fully serviced Philips N4407 went for under £100, and to add insult to injury the buyer opened a case against me (he lost).
I think, like VW camper vans, it's all in the name. Grundigs are the ones to go for in the domestic range - nothing wrong with that, but other good makes can be left high and dry.
I like my A77 as well - it's one of those machines that just go on and on - witness every recording studio in the Seventies and eighties that had one on the rack, also radio stations that had the ultra-low speed versions as loggers. On all day, every day. My main complaint with them is head block access and the power supply accessibilty - but nobody's perfect!
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