Posts Tagged ‘bias’

A very nive reel-to-reel I got at an estate sale yesterday.

This thing I got at a flea market. It must be very rare indeed. It may be from the ’40s or early ’50s. Of course it’s vacuum tube. I replaced the drive belt and recapped the signal capacitors in the amp, thus greatly improving performance. I will later make a video showing the recording function and it in more detail. There, as I found on the Net, I found that there was another Dormiphone unit that used a record player. But this one is tape. I found that these machines were used in the past to play subliminal messages to people while sleeping, to help learn a language or remember something. I also heard that they were used in research in ESP and dream telepathy. The clock works on this and all those switch things around it are switches to turn the machine on and off at times in the night, just like those plug-in timers for turning lights on and off to keep away robbers. Although I have the original microphone to this, it is dead unfortunately.

SoundSaver easily records your audio collection with unparalleled results. Simply connect, record, clean, and export — directly to iTunes, as MP3, or uncompressed WAV files for CD/DVD burning! Archiving your LPs and tapes has never been easier — SoundSaver delivers pro-quality results at an affordable price! SoundSaver Features: Easily record & define tracks • Records from tape decks, turntables*, mobile devices, etc. — with included FREE cable • Record at HD quality (up to 32-bit/96 kHz) • Record timer sets recording duration • Set input level automatically or manually with precision meters • Define tracks manually or automatically • Retrieves artist, track, and album info from the Internet Intuitively restore & enhance • Remove pops, clicks, & crackles • Remove hiss, rumble, & hum • “Preserve Voice” filter improves voice recordings • “Enhance” treble & bass dynamically Supports common file types • Export MP3, WAV, or directly to iTunes • ID3 tags (artist/album/track info) • Import CAF, AIFF, WAV, MP3, QT (MP4, M4A, MOV) For more information, please visit: www.bias-inc.com SoundSaver is now available in the Mac App Store: itunes.apple.com You can also find a local dealer here: www.bias-inc.com Or purchase directly from BIAS: www.bias-inc.com *Recording from non-USB turntables requires use of a phono preamp

I got this of eBay a couple of days ago. It works well, and this video is so long I’ve had to split it up into 2 parts!

This is the same model recorder used in Mission Impossible. It seems to be a famous classic, and is small and DC bias. It is rim-drive, and rewind is slow. It is still a neat model. ClydeSight on YouTube has the same model machine. This one I got from an estate sale for around .00. The video was made April 20. Just a little late at editing and finally getting it on the ‘Tube.

This machine has no model number, just a serial one. Other than a rewind-belt related problem, this machine works great, and uses tubes. I replaced the audio capacitors with greatly improved the amplifier’s strength and quality. This machine is AC bias, and from the early to mid 60s judging by styling and that it uses tubes.

Very good condition (execpt for missing Sony logo), very good sound at 3 3/4 IPS (9.5 cm/s), capstan drive and AC bias. Has bag and manual.

I think I have the model remembered right. This is a very high-quality recorder from the ’60s.

A very nice US-made reel-to-reel tape recorder. Semi-portable: has a handle, and is not as big as a regular deck, but no batteries and has to run off AC. I found this today (7/8/09) at a thrift store for . I had to do some minor mechanical repairs such as oiling, and putting new foam in for the clutch mechanism for the take-up reel, since the original had crumbled to dust. No recapping had to be done except I may need to replace the motor-run cap sometime soon. This machine also has a PA feature.

This is a rather humerous recording made on this recorder back in the day. I had to do lots of cleaning and lubrication to get this machine up and running, because battery corrosion had messed up some bearings and moving parts.