Topic: couple d-8/pro-dig q's......

[F.O.Bean]

alright, i have to get my d-8 fixed sometime soon, before the end of the summer, but i was wondering, i know i have to call paul, BUT, once i send it to him, could he hold onto it untill i can pay it off,

what im asking is, could i send it to him soon, and pay it off slowly till the end of the summer, so i can resell???

i would have it paid off by august prolly......i just dont wanna wait till i get the $$ and send it.....

thanks,
  bean

[jpschust]

i doubt it- its a business man.  gotta just pay it right when its done.

[F.O.Bean]

i got ya jonny, i just thought i recall someone saying that, guess not

thats cool, looks like its waiting till the fall

[KC5]

i'd call him before givin' up hope.  he seems like a very nice guy the few times i've talked to him.

[F.O.Bean]

thanks bro, in that short amount of time, its sold tho;-)

im just gonna pick up another dat in a year or so for transfers;-)

[jpschust]

then just get a da-20mkii for like the 120-150 they go for on ebay

[F.O.Bean]

then just get a da-20mkii for like the 120-150 they go for on ebay

jonny, you just made me feel a LOT better about getting rid of my d-8, i hadnt even thought about getting a home unit

are they that cheap??? also, how do the heads compare hr wise??to say a small portable

i have about 150+ tapes at least that i really wanna transfer, the others i dont care as much about

[Lee]

you'll definately do better with a home unit than putting all that wear on a D8.

I'd go with a DA-20/DA-20MKII or a D5... some sonys are bad news from what I've heard

[nickgregory]

some sonys are bad news from what I've heard

stay away from the R300, unless they had the transport replaced already by Paul at Prodigial.... if you find a good deal on a R500, jump on it, it is a workhorse

[KC5]

i had two da20mkII is sold here a while back.  used them alot to trade dats and do transfers.  never had a single major issue with the heads.  did 90's pretty well too, something i heard the r300's don't do too well.  i have two d8s--one for recording and i'm thinking the other for listening/transfers.  

its a pity though--i have tons of dats--hundreds--maybe over a thousand--i've never counted.  they're all over the place.  some are gems and rare sources.  many are from myself or tapers i know and traded with.  i don't have the time to transfer all these--nor the desire to, but at the same time, i'd hate to "lose" these.  gotta keep at least one dat deck around.

[F.O.Bean]

thats my thought exactly 70*

[nickgregory]

did 90's pretty well too, something i heard the r300's don't do too well.  i

just for clarifications sake, the R300 does fine with 90s once the transport is replaced...I have had 0 problems with mine since then.