[Vintage-Audio] Re Revox Models

[Robert J. McKee]

I have a Crown 4-track 4-channel machine.  Did Revox never
make such an animal???
Bob McKee


> [Original Message]
> From: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <dfischer@usol.com>
> To: <vintage-audio@mailman.qth.net>
> Date: 9/25/03 3:52:02 PM
> Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Re Revox Models
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> Yes, Revox did make a two and a four track version of the B77. I am told,
and I
> do not know how true this is, that the two track deck had two vu meters
and the
> four track had four VU meters.	
> 	
> Now I have never had a deck with more than two meters. The Teac A-5500 is
a high
> end two track both directions deck, it has two meters. The Revox B77 that
my
> cousin has is two tracks both directions and has two meters. My Revox B77
is a
> two track one direction and has two meters.	
> 	
> Hence, I think we are confusing tracks here. Correct me here, but are
there not
> stereo two track machines for quarter inch tape that are one direction
and use
> 1/8 inch per track? Then are there not two track stereo decks that are
> bi-directional that use 1/16 inch per track? Then are there not decks
that use
> four tracks in one direction only? Then what about the decks that use
half inch
> audio tape instead of quarter inch?	
> 	
> Perhaps somebody can enlighten us as to the proper nomenclature as to
each of
> these head variations from half track to two track to four track to ...	
> 	
> Duane W8DBF	
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