[Vintage-Audio] Excellent Revox B77 For Sale

Sat Oct 12 14:48:01 2002

I have not seen any pieces of junk selling for the prices you paid Chuck. So
count yourself fortunate. While what you say may be true for the cheap reel to
reel decks by some other manufacturers, especially those with clutches and idler
wheels, it certainly does not apply to the better decks by Tandberg, Revox and
others. While some parts are difficult to come by, there is not much inside the
Revox to go wrong.	

The price you paid for Revox hubs is very typical. If you got 'new' hubs and a
manual for $100, you paid the normal price. Nothing outrageous.	

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From: JM/CO <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Excellent Revox B77 For Sale
Date: Saturday, October 12, 2002 1:52 PM

The B-77 was a later version of the A-77 which was a legendary deck mainly
used by radio stations and post-production studios in the '70s. They are all
1/4 inch format, will handle any reel size up to 10 1/2 inch NAB, and could
be set up with various track / head configurations -- most commonly 1/4
track and 1/2 track stereo. The very last A-77s came with built in Dolby "B"
noise reduction. These were excellent machines. Many would argue that they
were the best 1/4 tape machine ever built.
Unfortunately, however, the days of analog reel to reel tape are mostly
past. Although there continues to be a small demand for these machines among
folks who use them as mixdown decks from analog multitrack formats, there
are vast numbers out there, and they don't fetch many $$$.
Parts, which can still be had from Studer / Revox, are outrageously
expensive. Recently, I purchased a service manual and a pair of NAB hub
adapters for one of my machines, and it cost me $100.
In the past 3 years, I have bought 3 A-77 machines, all in working
condition. The best was a 1/4 track, Dolby equipped, unit in it's original
box with all the papers etc. Paid $50 for that one. Last year I bought 2
units set up for 1/2 track stereo. Paid $25 for the pair. Less than pristine
cosmetic condition, but they worked.
Chuck N1LNH

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From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Excellent Revox B77 For Sale

> 3 3/4 and 7.5 ips with ten inch reels.
>
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> From: WBob <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Excellent Revox B77 For Sale
> Date: Saturday, October 12, 2002 1:08 AM
>
> These came in several speed combinations...
>
> WBob
>
> "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I have a Revox B77 in excellent cosmetic and electrical condition.
Everything
> > works properly and it plays and records flawlessly. I have a copy of the
> manual.
> > I have en empty ten inch metal take up reel, two new original Revox
hubs, two
> > ten inch reels of the high quality Maxell 3600 foot tape unopened.
> >
> > Make me a serious offer. I know what it is worth, and would rather sell
it
> here
> > than on the Bay of E. I am in Michigan and will ship, not included in
your
> > offer, or you can pick it up.
> >
> > Photos on request, but please, only serious buyers. Let's not waste each
> others
> > time.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Duane Fischer, W8DBF
> > [email protected]
> >
> >
> >
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