[Vintage-Audio] Re Revox Mystery

Wed Sep 24 18:47:01 2003

Duane .. have your daughter take a peek at the heads on the machine.   There
will be an obvious amount of tracks on the heads, either two or four.  From
your description, yours is a 2 track machine.   Now, mind you, the 2 track
version offers higher quality recordings, with much less cross talk, and you
can pump a hotter signal into the machine without affecting the adjacent
channel.  The downside, is it only uses one direction of the tape, but that
is what broadcasters and recording stations used.  Or, in many cases, still
are!    Cheers.   Mark.   AA6DX
   Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 2:44 PM
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Re Revox Mystery

>
>
> I have come to the conclusion that this Revox B77 is not a four track
stereo
> deck as I was told when I purchased it. Rather, it is a two track stereo
deck.
> Which is ok, it does have better noise suppression for near studio
performance.
> I doubt it is of much benefit for a typical consumer though.
>
> Question: Is there any way to know for sure that this is a two track
machine, as
> in markings etc? How did Revox designate a two track and a four track
deck?
>
> I based my conclusion on a tape I recorded on both sides in stereo on a
> different deck. When played on the Revox I could hear one track playing
right
> and another playing backwards. I am told this indicates it is a two track
> machine. Based on all of what has happened, it certainly makes sense that
it is
> one.
>
> Duane W8DBF