Munich 2016

What would be the increase in price? Beautiful machine but I would sure like to find my Teac 4 ch R to R.

That's what we needed anyway. I never understood the idea of recording LPs to "save them". If your cartridge was that bad, you should buy a better cartridge.

AAA 15 ips reels of music from the 60's - 70's!
Ah...to dream! :-)

I guess, the spare space on the head block can be used for additional tone heads (4-track, twin track). Butterfly heads! One mint head NOS alone cost $500. Very important will be, that they provide three switchable speeds (3.75, 7.5 and 15 ips). Only then all commercial tapes can be played. And if I could wish, a direct tonehead out. So that an external pre- and EQ-filter and tubed pre-preamp can be used to accomodate all the different EQ-curves (there are many variations between EU and US and between 1950's and today). Just dreaming. I will buy this machine in any case.

I sure wish I hadn't sold my two Revox A77 half tracks and all my tapes back in 2000... or at least hadn't sold them so cheap! Man, that half track made the best recordings! One worked great and the other was for parts. I thought I was starting to look look an old curmudgeon of an audiophile... so few people I knew had R 2 R's. I loved recording my own vinyl and bought a ton and Maxell tape was being blown out for just $9.99 a 10.5" reel at Global Imports in NYC. Why not make this new deck a recording one? This seems so shortsighted.

It's nice of them not to gouge. They could have propably gotten twice that thanks to the chrome!

However, I also expected it to record.

I guess 'play only' will be OK for the car. Maybe they will license a version to Clarion!

What do you believe the stand will cost?!

As a charter subscriber of The Tape Project, it has long been held that (cost aside) the primary impediment to the niche of a niche getting some traction was more newly remastered/produced software and the availability of a currently produced RTR deck.

The classic chicken and egg conundrum.

Despite the lack of the latter, the former lack of software seems to be easing

While not cheap at $4,500 it sure beats most if not all of the prices for used modded RTR machines currently being sold to play TP and other high quality prerecorded RTR tapes.

While it will never be a threat to other formats for a number of reasons this RTR groundswell is another indication that some would rather purchase evolved analog technology than try to keep up with the latest Hi Rez digital advancement.

To each his own said the farmer as he kissed the cow.

I was expecting $10K-$15K.....I suppose it is still possible if you include record and other options. I will guess the Record option will push you close to $8K.

Tape is expensive for new, The Tape Project is wonderful but very expensive at $400-$500 for a 10.5" reel and they only do 15ips, 7.5ips on special order/request.

I am very happy with my X-2000R.

...the recording model will be about $1000 more.

http://www.monoandstereo.com/2016/05/horch-house-reel-to-reel-tape-deck....

Well it is good to see the Hi End learn a little something from our computer pals as in the so called printer ink model of marketing.

Essentially giving the printer away at cost and profit from the sale of ink cartridges.
Recording option and XLR options as well?

Sweet

My friend and I are planning on attending RMAF, if we like what we hear we'll be leaving a little lighter. I have no interest in record capabilities but I do hope a 1/4 track head is an option because there are some excellent 4 track tapes that I own.

Not at all.
My post was in reply to a SPAM post which has since been removed.
Unfortunately it now appears that I have replied to you which is and was not the case.
I have asked Mike to take my post down to avoid just this kind of unintentional dust up.

There's nothing wrong with wanting fresh, minty dubs of new LP's or making mix tapes.
That's half the fun of having a good RXR.

Studer B67...not B676

I can't understand why Revox/Studer would not want to make this a two track recorder. Sync the heads ,so you can overdub a generation,or two ? If your running 15 ips,you can get a great quality recording . Again,it's garbage in garbage out scenario. But if you have good mics,use your bathroom as a template for echo, ( Someone with any knowledge of acoustics,could make a room,that reflected the sound at different angles,and create an in home booth . Point being,use a manipulated natural echo ,which would not put another cog in the wheel of distortion ) you could ,if talented enough,make great live sounding recordings . I did this back in the seventies. Revox A-77 1/2 track. It was so long ago,I can't remember how I double tracked,but do remember using the bathroom for vocals.
The mindset today is so geared towards production. It has to be,as there is very little talent. In contemporary music,if you took someone like Paul Simon or McCartney ,with just a piano or acoustic guitar and had a machine like this,with a record mode ,they could knock out songs like "Overs" or " Blackbird" etc. that would blow you away. All analog ,with possibly one generation over the second track.
OR.
Mono recordings ,mixing of two live tracks.
I thought I was reading incorrectly,in respect to just being a playback machine.
Why not just buy an old A-77 ,if your just preserving your albums ?
10 1/2 inch spool of quality tape and I would love to hear people's responses .
Needless to say,you would be limited,but ! ( and this is a huge issue )
If a song is truly great,and the instrumentalist and vocalist are the real deal,you can capture it on two tracks.
Add a small board,and if you have good ears,like a balance engineer,you could record music at a level you can only imagine.
Live small string of horn ensembles,or church choirs etc.
Let me know,when the add a record head.