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Quote: Originally Posted by kap'n krunch Was this the only HiFi product that Technics was manufacturing? WHen I re-rediscovered vinyl 5-6 years ago, I wanted to get the 1200 but they were too expensive compared to the cheaper ones that looked quite good... fortunately it was a blessing cause I bought my SL-QL1s after that for much less than a new one... Sounds like production ends in March. So now would be a good time to make a move if...

I've never had a drop out in 8 years on my Da88... The beatles yellow submarine dvd was compiled using 2 of these in sync, with modified digital electronics.

Quote: Originally Posted by QuadMusic It's not arrived yet but I've just 'won' a Tascam DA-38 DTRS recorder for £106 ($177) delivered. It uses Hi-8 tape to record 8-tracks digitally at 16-bit/48kHz with up to 113 minutes on a tape. It means I will be able to have 4 quad. albums on each tape. Is anyone else using a DTRS machine as part of their quad. setup? Regards, Peter As someone who used Hi-8 video for years, I'm...

I know that some of the guys over at Universal Studios liked the Fuji double coated tapes. You got the high output from the metal evaporated layer, plus the long life of the powder coating. When you are dubbing a flick, you may be fast forwarding and re-winding hundreds of times on a tape. The Fuji tapes stood up to it. Sony tapes could fall apart. The modified DA-88's (adapted to -20dbfs for SMPTE standard) were only used for a couple of...

I disagree with ya Chris as these can be very touchy. I moved one with me when we moved to Hawaii. We were a mile as the crow flies from the ocean and the aluminum head was pitted in a couple years. It was thrown in the dump. They can be real touchy to dust also. And expensive to have others repair. If anyone has the capabilities to keep these going i would be interested in contacting them.

Which is strange b/c vinyl sales seem to be going up consistently each year. But I guess these models are DJ decks.

Quote: Originally Posted by ChristopherLees yes and they are lots of fun !!...a bargain for what they can do... Mine has arrived. It's got 400 hours on the drum which I assume is low-ish? This a very nice $3,499 (list) deck for less than $200 delivered and even at 16-bit/48kHz it sounds very good. There are no tracks markers like CD, DAT or MiniDisc so no chance to skip forward or backward a track. A 'music search' like some...

Another sign that the digital era is upon us. Technics by Panasonic has announced the end of their turntable production. See http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl...chnics_is_dead for the story.

Which is strange b/c vinyl sales seem to be going up consistently each year. But I guess these models are DJ decks.

Quote: Originally Posted by ChristopherLees yes and they are lots of fun !!...a bargain for what they can do... Mine has arrived. It's got 400 hours on the drum which I assume is low-ish? This a very nice $3,499 (list) deck for less than $200 delivered and even at 16-bit/48kHz it sounds very good. There are no tracks markers like CD, DAT or MiniDisc so no chance to skip forward or backward a track. A 'music search' like some...