- Pioneer 8 track tape player update#
- Pioneer 8 track tape player full#
- Pioneer 8 track tape player plus#
Chances are the belt will still be good after all this time.
Pioneer 8 track tape player plus#
There seems to be a more plentiful supply of CR-81D's so that plus how heavy duty it is would make look to get one of those for a first 8 track. If I had to keep just one, it would be either a CR81D or CR83D. Everything passed inspection and worked well from the get go.
Pioneer 8 track tape player full#
Well made, full featured, looks great and needed nothing. I came across a model 288 two years ago and it is a nice deck. I've never encountered a Wollensak but I'm in Western Canada and maybe they were not sold here.īut neither was Quadraflex a house brand of US only Pacific Stereo. Can't recall which but it either can't be set to stop after a single program or all programs. Marantz (at least the TDR-820) is missing an important, in my opinion, feature which is Play Mode. Only experienced one Pioneer (HR-100) which failed and did not seem to record as well as the CR-81D I compared it to. "Bad Akai Transistors" but once done, no complaints re sound quality or features.
Belts, lamps, meters, head were all good. I know the CR-83D is regarded less well but wound up with one last fall. I fancy making mixed tapes which pretty much needs one. A tape without compromised fidelity sounds as good to me as an LP. It is rugged as stink and sounds as good as the tapes will allow. I've had the 8 track bug for a few years and learned early on that Akai CR-81D's were desireable. One in this condition seems to be rare so I really not sure where to price it. I have also decided to put it up for sale on eBay and bartertown. The response on this thing is pretty amazing for an 8-track. I am getting some cross feed from another track, so I think the head needs a bit of adjustment which I'll tackle tomorrow. By far the best sounding 8-track I have ever listened to.
Pioneer 8 track tape player update#
Update : After a few hours listening I'm pretty impressed. The physical downside tends to be majority of 8-track tapes need the splice repaired. No 8-track is near to the quality level of my reel-to-reel's but this one is good enough to hold a space in my rack for a while. Think I'll hold on to some of my collection for a while. But this is the best sounding 8-track I have heard. In fact I had gathered a collection of 8-tracks and had been selling them off. I don't have a quad receiver or tape to test the quad functionality but it works properly in 2 channel mode. An Akai CR-80D-SS off local Craigslist for a fair price. I tried to put a picture up of some my fav cartridges but couldn't figure it out.I just picked up a quad 8-track deck today. I have no interest in recording, but use the decks for playing back original software. I did have to buy a new belt for the JVC (easily found on ebay). I put some flux on the board where the wires from the head were attached and reheated the joints and. My JVC had a channel going in and out so I opened it and by moving one of the boards, the sound would cut back in. I recently picked up a JVC nivico 8 track cartridge recorder for under ten bucks and I cant believe how good its sounds, right up there with my Akai 81 and 82d (which are the best sounding decks I have-I also have a Pioneer HR 100 (from a yard sale) but the JVC and Akai's are built much more robust than the HR100. You can get a great collection of tapes and players at 2nd hand stores cheaply (with the ocassional Q8) and this is the fun part of the hobby. You can get Q'8s on ebay, but costs can easily add up. If your serious, you want a quad unit (expensive). Listening to obsolete media played on obsolete equipment is a hoot! And unless someone buggered up the tape (storing near magnetism or recorded over it) sound quality is quite acceptable.ĮDIT: For me and for the time being, 8 track coexist's with vinyl (including 78's & 45's), CD, reel to reel, cassette and Elcaset.Ĩ tracks are a blast. I guess quest for perfection trumps quest for fun.
I love it when "audiophiles" poo-poo 8 track. Currently my "daily driver" is a Quadraflex 288 and I've had good luck with Toyo's. My first was a particular Realistic based on his recommendation followed by several others including Akai CR-81D and Pioneer HR-100. Tumbleweed contributed much when I began a foray into 8 track some years ago and his suggestions for hardware are spot on. I developed my own method of making foam pads and assembled a "tool kit" for what's needed in taking shells apart and repairing the tape.
Techniques of opening differ as can internal construction. Over time, I learned there are quite a few different cartridge designs. My intention is to play the tapes so experience has taught to recondition each and every one before sticking it in a machine. I too gave the format a miss when it was current but the fact is, it did last for 25 years or so. There is nothing at all wrong with getting into 8 track.
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