anyone know anything aout these decks? are they pretty solid?
haven't been able to find much info on them exept the company quit making dats a couple years ago.
From DAT-Heads Market Posting:
[11/4/96] Otari DTR-8 $2,000 list, $694 [Dat Store, demo, 8/12/98],
$754 [Dat Store, new, 8/12/98]. Made by Pioneer, no scms, hour meter,
rackmount. Can enter 60 characters/track, displayed in a large window
on playback. XLR analog, AES/EBU & S/PDIF digital. Plus 1-bit D/A
converters, 1-bit A/D converters. Q code synchronized Start-Id. Hour
meter. Wireless remote. Rack mountable. Handles 32 kHz LP.
[12/28/97] Otari DTR-8S. $694 [Dat Store, 7/21/98] $779 [Location
Sound 12/2/98]. Made by Pioneer, similar to Fostex D-5. Samples at
48, 44.1, 32 kHz. XLR analog io, switchable levels, coax S/PDIF, XLR
AES/EBU, no scms, multi-voltage power supply (100-230v), wireless
remote, optional wired remote, low resolution error counter, LP speed,
input monitoring, high-speed search, double- and half-speed play,
converts CD Q-codes to Start-ID's. Stores up to 60 characters per
Start-ID, write/renumber TOC, drum rotation time (usage) display.
Allows input monitoring (or A/D, D/A) without tape inserted (so no
head wear).
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