<![CDATA[Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then.]]>Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c6f8a638-8443-4310-bc5f-cfee4327c335/spent-most-of-the-day-researching-and-inspecting-a-1972-reel-to-reel-machine-and-i-want-today-s-electronics-devices-to-be-just-as-serviceable-as-they-were-back-then.RSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 06:25:57 GMTWed, 15 Apr 2026 21:29:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:14:03 GMT]]>@RobeeShepherd I hope it doesn’t self destruct on me! 😅

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116415269685019796https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116415269685019796Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:14:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:09:46 GMT]]>@janbeta “Good morning Mr Phelps, your mission if you choose to accept it…”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/RobeeShepherd/statuses/116415252812364643https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/RobeeShepherd/statuses/116415252812364643Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:09:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:43:59 GMT]]>@janbeta I owned the smaller one.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://berlin.social/users/wikinaut/statuses/116413971785212675https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://berlin.social/users/wikinaut/statuses/116413971785212675Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:43:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:40:22 GMT]]>@acejacek @janbeta @mike I’ve seen a few of their videos. Amazing!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mdreid/statuses/116413957563431527https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mdreid/statuses/116413957563431527Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:40:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:16:07 GMT]]>@mdreid have a look these guys how they use tapes as proper instruments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Reel_Ensemble @janbeta @mike

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/acejacek/statuses/116413862201322157https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/acejacek/statuses/116413862201322157Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:16:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:15:45 GMT]]>@mdreid That’s true! I especially love the faders for controlling the levels. 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413860774490599https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413860774490599Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:15:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:54:39 GMT]]>@janbeta The Philips looks so slick though. It’s got that real “here’s what we imagined the future should be” design.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mdreid/statuses/116413777798923163https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mdreid/statuses/116413777798923163Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:54:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:49:04 GMT]]>@mdreid A bit more sophisticated than my Philips, too. Mine only has two heads and yours already has Dolby!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413755832251397https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413755832251397Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:49:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:45:12 GMT]]>@mdreid Noice! 😄

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413740660393144https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413740660393144Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:45:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:42:50 GMT]]>@janbeta @mike Here what it sounded like just before the final round of servicing.

https://youtu.be/KhzMTtTm4Xs

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mdreid/statuses/116413731308244224https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mdreid/statuses/116413731308244224Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:42:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:41:08 GMT]]>@janbeta @mike I picked up this Akai a couple of years ago and managed to get it working almost perfectly again with the help of my neighbour who repairs old hi-fi equipment as his retirement job/hobby. Love the sound of these when they saturate a little.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mdreid/statuses/116413724656367852https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mdreid/statuses/116413724656367852Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:41:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:26:29 GMT]]>@daedalus Haha, true, the Sony reel looks a lot like a telephone dial. It’s a bit larger in diameter though (18cm). 😄

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413667058712031https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413667058712031Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:26:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:20:03 GMT]]>@electron_greg It is built to last (and to be repairable). Funny thing is that it’s nearly the bottom of the line model from Philips that year (there’s only one model below it) and it still has a lot of the features and the same build quality as higher end models.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413641776231719https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413641776231719Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:20:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:17:36 GMT]]>@janbeta
And I bet stupendously high quality too. Seriously beautiful machine.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/electron_greg/statuses/116413632094642883https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/electron_greg/statuses/116413632094642883Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:17:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:16:21 GMT]]>@gisiger Indeed! At least since they settled for the 1/4" standard internationally after WW2. 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413627176411167https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413627176411167Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:16:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:14:21 GMT]]>@janbeta Interoperable, too. No proprietary shenanigans. As illustrated by the Sony reel.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/gisiger/statuses/116413619531856242https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/gisiger/statuses/116413619531856242Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:14:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:08:27 GMT]]>Peak technology.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413596141729779https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116413596141729779Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:08:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:21:24 GMT]]>@janbeta this is one thing I like about open source hardware and freely available schematics (licensed under creative Commons is a major plus here). You can build, study, and modify, but most importantly, you can repair!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116115909995620913/statuses/116412467406449718https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116115909995620913/statuses/116412467406449718Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:21:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spent most of the day researching and inspecting a 1972 reel to reel machine and I want today‘s electronics devices to be just as serviceable as they were back then. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:41:53 GMT]]>It mostly still works, too. One of the reel motors is a bit stuck (might just need some lubricant) and the belts need replaced. There’s probably going to be a video sometime.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116410896475349497https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/janbeta/statuses/116410896475349497Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:41:53 GMT