Main system in April 2006 (TEAC
A6300MkII, left, and TEAC A6100MkII, right: Renewed amplifier SANSUI
AU-¦Á607 and FM tuner Marantz ST7001 in the left lower rectangular
cradle: Renewed CD player CEC CD3300BK in the right lower rectanguler
cradle) (crick here to enlarge)
TEAC/TASCAM 40-4 (Serial#7045), after malfunction, was diagnosed at
TEAC service and decommisioned in March 2004 for projected high repair
cost. Newly procured A6100 MkII is in remarkably good condition, and
her almost unused 4-track playing head is invaluable to burn CD-R Audio
backups with TASCAM CD-RW700 from my old 4-track, 2-channel tapes.
Main System in 2004
Main system in 2004 (TEAC A6300MkII, left, and TEAC/TASCAM 40-4, right) on a new audio rack (crick here to enlarge)
Main system (TEAC A6300MkII, left, and TEAC/TASCAM 40-4, right)
On the bench for the main system (from left to right: Akai GX-600D, GX-630D, TEAC A2340R)
Main System in 2000
Main System in July 2000 (crick here to enlarge)
A very rare TEAC model A-2340R (left side with black-faced),
4 track 4 channel SIMUL-TRAK, which was in fact not marketed in Japan
(export only model, I suspect), was lately procured from a lady,
original owner, in Georgia, USA, at e-bay auction (Item #374890647) and
delivered door-to-door by USPS Express Mail within a week. May I call
this e-commerce? I do not use 4 channel mode
and usually record and play back 2 channel stereo. The sound is warm
and somewhat deep that I think is peculiar to analog audio that is
devoid of A/D and D/A converting process. Now I have a backup deck
in case the trouble happens to my sturdy A-2300 (right side with gray-faced).
BTW, I prefer live recorded source to
studio recorded one. You must be surprised with the sound played back
from the back-coated professional level master tapes with which
DAT-recorded classic music source aired by FM is captured by specially
installed FM-antenna and recorded with use of dbx noise reduction
circuit. These configuration is indeed old-fashioned and conservative
but is composed of established and reliable technology. For purely
hobby use, it's wonderful.
My original audio setting at my current residence
TEAC A-2300 Reel-to-Reel Deck
Digital audio? You jest. ;)
TANNOY Stirling/HE speaker and Tuner/CD player/Amplifier
Front grill is being temporarily detached.
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