For Studer fans

[Mike]

 

[Steve]

Great little documentary. Big history. Legendary product. Kind of sad that it ended with HK.

Will be sure to visit when in Zurich. :thumbsup:

 

[Odyssey]

The Swiss have one way of doing things. Only to build with excellence!

 

[jdandy]

I owned the Revox A77 reel to reel tape machine for years back in the 1970's. I now own a Revox B77 Mk2 reel to reel tape machine. It is a 1/4" two track machine and it is a beauty. Willi Studer manufactured amazing tape machines. I am pleased to have one of his tape machines in my studio.

 

[Mike]

I owned the Revox A77 reel to reel tape machine for years back in the 1970's. I now own a Revox B77 Mk2 reel to reel tape machine. It is a 1/4" two track machine and it is a beauty. Willi Studer manufactured amazing tape machines. I am pleased to have one of his tape machines in my studio.

Great pic of some serious R2R porn! Thanks for sharing.


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[jdandy]

Mike......I meant to tell you thanks for the Studer video. That was educational and entertaining. I can tell you that Willi Studer built precision machines. A look inside many tape machines will reveal stamped steel chassis. Look inside a Studer or Revox and you will see precision cast alloy frames, and big beefy motors. These machines were designed and built to be used regularly and last a long time.

 

[Mike]

Dan - I wanted to bid on a Studer A812 today, but have no where to put it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Refurbished...Electronics-/141879891033?hash=item2108b35459

P.S. When you coming down for a listen? I'll buy lunch.


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[jdandy]

Mike.......The next time I'm headed down to the Tampa area I'll give you a call.

BTW, that Studer A812 would have been a fabulous acquisition. With balanced inputs and outputs you could easily place a tape machine near your listening area and run balanced cables to your preamp. Location problem solved.

 

[Steve]

Problem with A812 is that parts are harder to come by.

Mike, that A820 for sale may be highly priced, but I believe it is in superbly maintained condition. The A820 is one of the most collectible. I think it's price will continue to appreciate more than any other Studer. The other one for sale, also with maintenance history is more reasonably priced despite it being a 1/2" machine. You could convert to 1/4" and be well in front.

I wouldn't have a problem dropping $20k on a clean A820 with service history. I'm keen but The Lady won't have it. . These machines need some serious space.

There is also an A827 Gold edition for sale. That is another collectible, albeit a 2" 24 track and that is what it is meant to be.

My A810 MkIII with A820 trafoless cards, setup for SM900 and SM468/911.

 

[microstrip]

Problem with A812 is that parts are harder to come by. (...)

It is one of the reasons why I decided to go with the A80 RC. All spares are easy to get and cheap, and you will not depend on microprocessors or similar electronic parts that will become hard to find - just old transistors, regulators and easy to source 74 family logic ICs.

Recently I even managed to buy at eBay a box filled with two sets of spare logic cards - apologies if I outbid any forum member in the last 3 seconds!

 

[atmasphere]

We've done a lot of our mastering on an A80 and its been a real workhorse. Of course that is what it was designed for. It looks clunky compared to some of our newer machines, but its got everything you need.

 

[Glareskin]

Thanks for posting Mike!

While the recorders would still do well for great recordings nowadays the van and the aircraft at 6 minutes makes you realize how old some of the equipment really is.