[Vintage-Audio] Re Revox Mystery

Wed Sep 24 23:02:00 2003

Hi Mark, 	

Thank you for the reply. I am wondering if I will need to remove the head cover
in order for someone to see the heads well enough to tell if it has dividing
marks or lines on it? Does the entire top cover need to come off for this? 	

I do not mind if I bought a machine that was different than represented, at
least not in this particular case. It was sold to me by an attorney and I
seriously doubt he did this intentionally. He had decided to use his Crown
recorders instead of his Revox. I think the man had a two and a four track Revox
and accidentally shipped me the wrong one. He never knew until I wrote and asked
him several days ago. He has not used the one that remains there.  		

This machine is in excellent condition and all features/functions seem to work
just fine. I realize the recording and playback time is half that of a four
track deck, but I want quality, so that is not a real concern for me. I have a
high end Teac that is four tracks, so I can have the best of both worlds.	

The near studio quality of the Revox B77 two track deck suits me just fine. i am
curious as to how much difference there truly is in the noise floor between the
Revox two and four track decks. Now my cousin who is a 'serious' audio buff, has
a Revox B77 four track deck, so I may do some comparisons between the two decks.
He has Bozak Concert Grand speakers and I have James B. Lansing Century L-100,
so speaker wise, he blows my socks off! But not with stereo headphones! 	

I do know that the audio range/fidelity of the Revox B77 at 3 3/4 ips is very
impressive. I had difficulty telling it from 7 1/2 ips. Now that is important,
as the old blind dude can hear things you sighted guys overlook. I can hear the
high frequency roll off between 3 3/4 and 7 1/2 ips, but I had trouble with the
Revox B77 two track deck! 	

Duane W8DBF 	

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From: AA6DX <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Re Revox Mystery
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 6:42 PM

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

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