Studer A820 reel to reel tape recorder, the best!

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  • @themeantuber
    @themeantuber 4 роки тому +2

    This is by far the best, the most complete, the most professional machine I've seen so far.

  • @ninjabluewings
    @ninjabluewings Рік тому +2

    My God that's GORGEOUS!!!!! 😍😍 absolute PRECISION MACHINERY!!!!

  • @artysanmobile
    @artysanmobile 4 місяці тому

    It’s wonderfully reassuring to see one’s master tapes being handled so well. I’m a big fan of Studer studio machines for that reason. I no longer use tape but when I did the Studer was always my first choice, generally 800 multitrack.

  • @leukostad1592
    @leukostad1592 10 років тому +24

    Beautiful machine, you must feel lucky to own it!

  • @bergarteric5713
    @bergarteric5713 4 роки тому +2

    Only one word : Perfect Machine !!! Thanks Mr Willy Studer ( Rip ) Really !! Merci Beaucoup ....

  • @marcviej.5635
    @marcviej.5635 Рік тому +2

    wow that speed was super high! jet engine

  • @lodgesound
    @lodgesound 14 років тому +1

    Stuart you lucky lucky man - wanted one of these for years.....

  • @jamesavdelis6610
    @jamesavdelis6610 4 роки тому +2

    1st time I heard of 14 inch reels. I've always thought it stopped at 10.5 inches. Interesting. Nice piece.

  • @maximf.5537
    @maximf.5537 4 роки тому +2

    I have a 807 and a80R, this machine is the lord of the land

  • @steelcantuna
    @steelcantuna Рік тому +3

    Sorry... but, for the money honey, I'll take my Studer a807any day. I'm very happy with it. I bought it just about 3 years ago for about $4000.00, that's buck-a-roo$. It operates flawlessly (after a little TLC). Don't get me wrong. I'd love to have an 820. Most of all I'd love to own a J-37 because of the 50 + tubes.

    • @Seblington
      @Seblington  Рік тому

      The A807 is an awesome machine, took me ages to get a VU model with the original side panels, have had a couple of J37’s but sold them, got a couple C37’s though, fit my collection better. This video is very old and I think I have had 6 A820’s since, down to 2 now ( a ¼ inch and ½ Inch), a few years ago they were much easier to find ( you don’t want to know how much I paid for the one in this video😉 )

    • @steelcantuna
      @steelcantuna Рік тому

      Why in the world did you get rid of your J37’s????!!!! Do you like the sound quality of an A820 better than the legendary J37? I find the sound quality of tubes to be much more superior to solid state. I know the A820 has more bells & whistles, but I’m just talking about the sound quality.

    • @Seblington
      @Seblington  Рік тому

      @@steelcantuna The J37 doesnt fit my collection, but I do have a few C37's, in fact, the two machines connected to my main HIFI are the A820 and C37. As to which is better? its a matter of taste really, thats why I use both.

  • @misad1000
    @misad1000 4 роки тому +2

    Very nice video, very nice explanations

  • @donaldheitger6731
    @donaldheitger6731 4 роки тому +1

    Nice, what a beautiful machine.

  • @dulon184
    @dulon184 9 років тому +3

    Tak powinna wyglądać prezentacja .
    Piękny sprzęt pięknie opisany .

  • @mateescumugurel4941
    @mateescumugurel4941 7 років тому +3

    Fantastic !! Beautiful machine !!

  • @Greywolf3
    @Greywolf3 12 років тому +3

    An amazing video, what a beautiful tape recorder!

  • @Seblington
    @Seblington  14 років тому +2

    Thank you for your kind comments, the A820 is a fantastic machine, I would love to find a D820 as well, I have the Sony DASH machine which has a SN of 00002 ! I love your collection, you have some very interesting machines.

  • @mixedbyrxlph
    @mixedbyrxlph 4 роки тому +3

    I fell in love already

  • @Seblington
    @Seblington  14 років тому +1

    Cheers, I have watched your videos with interest, the funny thing is with the digital machines and the Studers, I find them much easier to fix than the early valve machines, thank you for your comments.

  • @AstAMoore
    @AstAMoore 14 років тому +1

    Very well put, it *is* the best recorder out there.

  • @FrankOlsonTwins
    @FrankOlsonTwins 8 років тому +3

    Beautiful Machine!

  • @theposguy1435
    @theposguy1435 3 роки тому +1

    Very nice machine

  • @juano402
    @juano402 8 років тому +4

    simply beautiful and over engineered!

  • @ИГОРЬГуськов-м2ю
    @ИГОРЬГуськов-м2ю 3 роки тому +1

    Харошая машина! Мячта всей жизни! Super maschinen!!!

  • @spannerworks1
    @spannerworks1 14 років тому +1

    Stuart
    Great video and looks a great open reel to reel - great find
    Warmest regards
    Richard

  • @Seblington
    @Seblington  12 років тому +1

    Thanks, it looks even better now I have replaced themissing cosmetics and such, fantastic machines

  • @danpavan
    @danpavan 13 років тому +3

    I won't die without having one of these...

  • @ikonix360
    @ikonix360 5 місяців тому

    Variable speed is a good thing to have especially when a tape was recorded from a record player that played a little fast or a slightly slow tape transport with the tape being recorded on.

  • @BigTrouble324
    @BigTrouble324 3 місяці тому

    I wish I could afford to buy a couple of those, and a Nagra T.

  • @paolociarpaglini9492
    @paolociarpaglini9492 10 років тому +3

    Amazing... not words..

  • @allanyamaha
    @allanyamaha 12 років тому +1

    amazing video , beautiful machine

  • @PJDooWop
    @PJDooWop 14 років тому +1

    I love this machine

  • @sgtcreasegrease
    @sgtcreasegrease 8 років тому +7

    3:33 I almost shit my pants hahaha

  • @peterabbrederis1037
    @peterabbrederis1037 4 роки тому +1

    Have 2 pieces with 1/2 tape and the works really good but there are other machines the will work on the same level

  • @marcosresto544
    @marcosresto544 5 років тому +1

    Nicely done. Thank you.

  • @hdvs
    @hdvs 14 років тому +1

    ...
    Studer Engineer had a headache when they sow an ATR100 playing a tape mounted on sqare reels at AES convention in NY in 1976 ;-)
    Who knows if the digital (and conventional) servo used in the A820 can match with an ATR100...

  • @RockitNowAlready
    @RockitNowAlready 7 років тому +1

    FYI - AEG is Anschutz Entertainment Group. NAB is National Association of Broadcasters. Like AEG, NAB is known by it's individual letters, N A B not as a word [nab]

  • @MadScientist267
    @MadScientist267 3 роки тому +1

    14"... Maybe I'll have big boy toys someday 🤣

  • @PeterMachaj
    @PeterMachaj 2 роки тому

    PER-555 ? ... nice

  • @Seblington
    @Seblington  14 років тому +1

    Cheers, long time in the searching for this machine.

  • @Seblington
    @Seblington  12 років тому +1

    Cheers for the comments, I would love a M20 / M21 with meter bridge when one comes up, as fro dropping the analogue machines? well thats progress, they are a nighmare to edit with compared to a PC

  • @hatu5798
    @hatu5798 5 років тому +1

    So cool I am going to get one soon or later

  • @bobsbits5357
    @bobsbits5357 2 роки тому +1

    otari mtr 12 12'5 max the only tape deck that you find as a fix up deck is a scull 280-14
    i am working on one jazz up /pimp up deck it's a tascam 38 parts left of from doing alot
    of tascam 38 decks
    it's the kg's of the reels full is the same as a full 1/2 spool full
    been very lucky i am a tec as well

  • @Seblington
    @Seblington  12 років тому +9

    This machine is 800 watt, the digital version is 1200 watt, the 1/2 inch version is 1000 watt and yes, my electric bill is high :-
    )

    • @mihaill1978
      @mihaill1978 5 років тому

      you can keep warm in winter)))

  • @Xantylon74
    @Xantylon74 2 роки тому

    3:32 it takes off. ^^

  • @johnwessels2932
    @johnwessels2932 3 роки тому +1

    those fw and rwd speeds are scary,,,

  • @Fluterra
    @Fluterra 10 місяців тому

    Not the best anymore but nice to see these vintage machines.

  • @CoolDudeClem
    @CoolDudeClem 14 років тому +1

    That really is a beast of a machine! I have to say I'm a little jealus of all those nice R2Rs you have.

  • @organfairy
    @organfairy 4 роки тому +2

    Is there a size between 10½ and 14 Inch? As far as I can see a 14' reel takes twice the amount of tape that a 10½' does and for the rest of the reel system right from 3' to 10½' it alternates so that every second size of reel has the double amount of tape.

    • @MrRom92DAW
      @MrRom92DAW 2 роки тому

      There are also 12” reels but I think they are less common, 14” is ultimately more useful once 30ips became popular as then you got the same recording time you would on a 10.5” reel at 15IPS - more suitable to having a full album side at that speed. Or an entire album at a more typical 15ips. My understanding is that the masters for both sides of Dark Side of The Moon are currently stored on one 14” reel

  • @JimBob_Joe77
    @JimBob_Joe77 6 років тому +1

    Damn, that puppy is fast in FF

  • @cubanomx2
    @cubanomx2 12 років тому +4

    An amazing machine. Is just a piece of art!!! the desig is just amazing: mechanisms, heads, motors, syncs, electronics, etc. Is just perfect. Unfortunately, digital recordings is now the standard. Do you know the price of this machine when new? Is from 1980's?

  • @gixxerboy555
    @gixxerboy555 3 роки тому +1

    OMG..this awesome machine weighs..91kg..? wow

  • @IMhill59
    @IMhill59 7 років тому +1

    Omg my uncle used to have a machine like this and the part at 3.34 would give me a semi

  • @bobsbits5357
    @bobsbits5357 2 роки тому +1

    hi the otari mtr 12 can do the same tricks to play in back play as well and i have set of 1/2 inch head blocks as well and 1/8 tape block never use the rew ff only spool button it rip the tape
    rew ff are to powerfull full track mono i used to make test full track tape for cassette's
    i have a DP2700 deck

  • @HammyTechnoid
    @HammyTechnoid 5 років тому +2

    Analogue at its best.... no bit rate, no sampling rate... just pure signal

  • @victorzaborniy3396
    @victorzaborniy3396 2 роки тому +1

    Даже на таком дорогущем аппарате, сделано по принципу: необходимо и достаточно, а жаль...,

  • @Germannio
    @Germannio 11 років тому +2

    Try to wind an Ampex tape at such high speeds in a bobby platter or in a disassembled NAB spool with only the lower plate and you will see what happens... I'm used to work with only one NAB reel face, the hubs and pancakes, but only when I use BASF tape. Ampex tape shows an annoying trend to unevenly winding at high speeds, thats why one turn tends to stay not exactly over the precedent, but slightly above or below, may doing spitting the tape out with those well-known aftermaths (i know them).

  • @EzeeLinux
    @EzeeLinux 14 років тому +1

    Nice! :) JC

  • @Seblington
    @Seblington  13 років тому +1

    A recording studio offered me the machine and so I brougth it, hard to find these in the UK

  • @voiceofjeff
    @voiceofjeff Рік тому +1

    As great as those machines are (and I've worked with them before), I'd really be hesitant putting a three or five inch reel of tape on one side, and a 10.5 inch metal takeup reel on the other. I'd be very afraid of the machines handling of the tape with those awkward differences.
    Nice video, though. Enjoy the machine. I'd love to have one but have nowhere that kind of money!

    • @Seblington
      @Seblington  Рік тому

      Its not a great practice to mismatch reels, for example, if I was to fast rewind to the 3” reel then stop, the weight of the 14" reel may cause over spool, though the machine does recognise this and stops without damaging the tape. But for this video, it demonstrates it can, and quite successfully, even in wind (Library mode), showing great tape handling capabilities, but yes, its good practice to have matched sizes, and in most cases, not to use reels with smaller hubs than the spool hub (something which is apparent in the A820’s setup where it asks what size hub you have, it doesn’t list super small ones).

  • @kierenmorre5641
    @kierenmorre5641 7 років тому

    Great videos/channel! Thank you! :)

  • @Seblington
    @Seblington  13 років тому +1

    Thank you very much, need to make some more videos :-)

  • @stevebirmingham9650
    @stevebirmingham9650 7 років тому +1

    you are so lucky to own such equipment, i would love to own a Revox B series or a Teac or even a Technics machine, i worked in hifi for a number of years but could never afford a machine. Sold loads of cheaper end Sony machines quiet a few Teac 3340 four track and quiet a few Revox A77 happy days nothing like a 10.5 inch reel on full rewind. Where does one look in the UK to find a clean working machine can anyone let me know. Cheers hifi friends.

    • @Seblington
      @Seblington  7 років тому

      Cheers for your kind comments :)

    • @stevebirmingham9650
      @stevebirmingham9650 7 років тому

      Seblington Greetings Question ! I will be looking for a Revox B77 7.5-15 ips machine soon any advice where to look can you help ?? can we natter on email cheers Steve

  • @yjwukt88
    @yjwukt88 10 років тому +2

    I got my broken A820 one month ago. After half month's struggle to trace the problem, the faults was located: two gold fingers developed a gap so they were virtually open; one MS7524 IC was broken too. I also fixed a problem with position adjustment mechanism by arc welding. Now it works beautifully. Do you have the most up to date firmwares for Mk-I? Mine is 38/86. Is it possible to upgrade it to 06/89? How?

    • @Seblington
      @Seblington  10 років тому

      The A820 is a complex machine, I have fixed a fair few now and have to say, having a second machine is very helpful in quick fault finding ( though done it the hard way too), not sure how you update the software without taking the EPROMS out and putting them into a writer connected to a PC.

  • @anonamouse5917
    @anonamouse5917 6 років тому +1

    You're one of the very few I've seen that uses leader tape.

  • @alexanderverbeek95
    @alexanderverbeek95 14 років тому +1

    who made that piece of music at the end? i LOVE that!
    i am not sure if it did, but if that was played back on this tape recorder, it sounds AWESOME!

  • @Seblington
    @Seblington  14 років тому +1

    Cheers! the A816 I have not had yet and would probably only get one if it comes up cheap as it does not have a meter bridge, quality difference? I couldnt comment, prices of these machines? they can be from £2000 - £7000

  • @hdvs
    @hdvs 14 років тому +1

    Nice unit, I have his brother D820X DASH format, extremely complex because of its digital processing electronics fully wire wrapped and making use of general purpose TTL IC's TTL IC's and a lot of GAL's, PAL's and PROM's. However I don't hink it can work as here * (search for "Ampex ATR100 - Ooooh" on youtube), keeping its W&F in specs. @30 IPS :-)
    Continues...

  • @pmscompany
    @pmscompany 5 років тому +1

    you have the services manuals?

  • @StuderRevox
    @StuderRevox 14 років тому +1

    Great video as always!!! How does it compare to the A816? That's quite a rare one isn't it? How much do the A820 quarter tracks go fo approx?

  • @PauloRossanezi
    @PauloRossanezi 6 років тому +1

    Showwwwwwwww!!!! Fantastic

  • @waltwimer2551
    @waltwimer2551 6 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @MrKsr003
    @MrKsr003 4 роки тому +2

    красата

  • @OrionDenali
    @OrionDenali 10 років тому +1

    Wow...!

  • @sc0or
    @sc0or 3 роки тому

    Pancakes are awesome. No need to pay extra $100.

  • @GVernon
    @GVernon 2 роки тому

    Bad ass!!!

  • @dahoo-needledrop
    @dahoo-needledrop 4 роки тому +1

    Can people scratch on these like a DJ?

  • @Schlipperschlopper
    @Schlipperschlopper 5 років тому +1

    Japanese Otaris are great too and dont forget soviet made MEZ

  • @kierenmorre5641
    @kierenmorre5641 7 років тому +1

    So, how does an A827 compare to this ... is this a stereo mix-down machine, whereas A827s are all multitrack?

  • @TrowbridgeHardcore
    @TrowbridgeHardcore 14 років тому +1

    seb what is the track at the end?

  • @krwd
    @krwd Рік тому

    i own 3 Otari's and a teac, would trade two of the Otari's for a clean Studer all day long

    • @Seblington
      @Seblington  Рік тому

      I too have several OTARI machines, they are awesome.

  • @larsholst6216
    @larsholst6216 6 років тому +1

    The Studer A816 is the best Studer ever made........................or the best they sold.................because it was actually AEG Telefunken that made it.

    • @Seblington
      @Seblington  6 років тому

      Not sure on that as I do own both, I certainly prefer the A820, the transport is much better than the A812 but they both share the same heads and rec / repro cards. Build wise the A812 is a modified beefy A810, bigger reels, bigger driving amps and more computerised but mechanically very similar to the older A810, I found both the A810 and A812 can stretch the tape. I thought Studer acquired Telefunken and designs of the M20 series where used after the A810, I did not think Telefunken built it, I could be wrong but if you know of any information on the web regarding that I would be glad to see it.

    • @larsholst6216
      @larsholst6216 6 років тому

      Seblington : I said .... 816.......
      Not 812.

    • @larsholst6216
      @larsholst6216 6 років тому

      therecorderman.com/en/img/A816/A816-l.jpg

    • @larsholst6216
      @larsholst6216 6 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/rBp8Py69AcE/v-deo.html

    • @Seblington
      @Seblington  6 років тому

      Sorry, my bad, I haven’t had an A816 yet thought I do want one, it’s a shame it never came with a meter bridge. Did Telefunken build it or had Studer acquired Tekefunken and its design was influenced by Telefunken technology? Never heard of anyone building Studer machines but Studer.

  • @Seblington
    @Seblington  14 років тому +1

    Hello, you think I am lucky? I have brought another 5 of these! I plan to sell 3 on if you are interested but they are rather expensive.

  • @ReasonUser
    @ReasonUser 11 років тому +1

    3:33 fast forward. yeh!

  • @ralex3697
    @ralex3697 5 років тому +1

    Lucky you
    Gorgeous

  • @andrewdupuis1151
    @andrewdupuis1151 7 років тому

    wow 14 inch that's biggest I ever herd of. how much does it cost get one ? I have Sony t TC 270 7 inch from 1972 it still works great

    • @donpayette7062
      @donpayette7062 7 років тому

      Right now (August 2017) there is one on ebay for $22,000.

    • @andrewdupuis1151
      @andrewdupuis1151 5 років тому

      @@donpayette7062 wow thats a lot

  • @장완희-g5g
    @장완희-g5g 4 роки тому +2

    그림으로 하나 갖고싶다

  • @ДядяКоля-и7г
    @ДядяКоля-и7г Рік тому

    Это круто!

  • @krwd
    @krwd Рік тому

    German engineering at its best

  • @zaituncha
    @zaituncha 5 років тому +1

    In vain you pass the cords through the heads, they contain glue that sits on the heads, while the quality of the records drops sharply. This glue is difficult to remove with alcohol. Always cut out glue traces. Sorry for my english, i don't american.
    Напрасно пропускаете через головки ракорды, на них содержится клей, который садится на головки, при этом качество записей резко падает. Этот клей трудно выводится спиртом. Всегда вырезайте ракорды со следами клея.

    • @Seblington
      @Seblington  5 років тому

      Hello, no worries :-) I think I get what you mean, certain tape such as Ampex 406 and 456 suffer from the glue on the tape comes off and gets stuck not only to the heads but the tape transport, slowing or stopping the machine transport and making the reproduction very poor. The best solution to this is use either new tape or BASF professional 468 or 911

    • @zaituncha
      @zaituncha 5 років тому

      @@Seblington Hail, I don’t bother about tapes, I just cut the records from all coils (reel), and there are no problems.

  • @davefederici9985
    @davefederici9985 6 років тому +1

    Nice but I think I'll keep my Otari MTR-15 it's still a better deck maybe the best deck

  • @Nico93
    @Nico93 9 років тому +1

    Those must had been used by a very rich person to play music on them regularely.

    • @Seblington
      @Seblington  9 років тому +3

      Well they were not for a person as such, they were designed for large studios, according to BAUCH in the UK, they only sold 16 machines, 2 went to Abbey road,the BBC didn't buy any from them and opted for the Nagra T as a cheaper alternative as the A820 at the time cost £45,000 !

  • @acefrehley3797
    @acefrehley3797 Рік тому

    THOSE BIG MACHINES HAVE A PRICE. MASTER MIXER. BEN LIEBRAND HAS A BIG TAPE MACHINE. AND HE TALKS. THAT FOR THE PRICE YOU CAN BUY A CAR.

  • @Technical_Audio
    @Technical_Audio 4 роки тому +1

    The best? The transport is arguably, along with the Ampex ATR-100 series, the best at handling tape. But the whole machine, including its record and playback electronics is NOT the best SOUNDING, not even near it. Why? IMO, the use of dozens of opamps in the audio chain, mostly the ubiquitous 5532/5534 series. Not the worst opamp ever for sure, but there are tape electronics using discrete electronics that sound better. And sounding great should be the major goal of a high-end tape recorder, right? The A80 series using discrete electronics was probably Studer’s high-water mark. All the subsequent machines are buckets of opamps. And never mind the sound advantages of the tube machines such as the glorious C37/J37.
    At the end of the day, the goal of the transport is to slide the tape across the heads with minimal wow and flutter. The 820 does this extremely well, but several other more modest machines do it well enough too. The contribution of the transport to sound quality among top machines is less than the contribution of their audio electronics.
    Believe it or not, a well-set-up Crown machine, such as a CX-822, will sound more vivid, punchy, dynamic and alive, while remaining smooth and easy to listen to. With not one opamp in sight. The secret is in the audio electronics.
    To me the ideal machine would be an A820 transport with custom made electronics, maybe even using tubes (gasp!).

  • @bmwnasher
    @bmwnasher 9 років тому +3

    Studer, Harmon, Revox are they all the same company?, by the way that is one piece art. cd is so boring, you cant beat a reel to reel, and a turntable.

  • @Satlam
    @Satlam 14 років тому +1

    *very* jealous.

  • @duledule1127
    @duledule1127 3 роки тому +2

    How can you call it PROGRESS if things goes worse!?We already lived our best times

  • @oleg13
    @oleg13 Рік тому

    Апаратище

  • @jimmclaughlin2728
    @jimmclaughlin2728 Рік тому

    where can you get 14inch reels now?