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Title: suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: chase on October 18, 2003, 04:40:42 PM: i'm looking at picking up a home deck for transfer purposes and i saw a sony A6 with only 12 hours for cheap, also a tascam da-20. which one is less prone to wear and breaking? i know there are some nicer home decks than these but all i really need it to do is play dats, nothing more. any input is appreciated. thanks.
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: gonads on October 18, 2003, 04:44:48 PM: da20 or da20MKii?

mkii will be newer. the tascam's are pretty rugged and can be had for under $300.
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: chase on October 18, 2003, 04:49:23 PM: da-20, not mkii. the one da-20 i was looking at had ~50 hours and was only 9 months old.
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: gonads on October 18, 2003, 05:09:23 PM: hmmmm, I thought that the da20 was replaced by the da20mkII. I can't imagine there being a da20 that is only 9mos old.

FWIW - there is NO way to check the head hours on the tasacam's.

Who is selling this thing? I'd be highly skeptical.
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: zhianosatch on October 18, 2003, 05:10:53 PM: what about the da30? i have one offered to me on loan.
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: zhianosatch on October 18, 2003, 05:14:09 PM: although it must be ancient or something - not even on tascam's site.
edit: found info elsewhere - should be better than using my d8 for transferring, eh?
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: nickgregory on October 18, 2003, 05:56:03 PM: yes, full heads are always better Armen
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: chase on October 18, 2003, 06:07:00 PM: it was posted on the OADE message board.

http://www.oade.com/Tapers_Section/Forum/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=69&mesg_id=69&page=
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: gonads on October 18, 2003, 06:15:38 PM: I'd shoot him an email about that one. That is a good price though.
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: zhianosatch on October 18, 2003, 06:35:44 PM: Quote from: nickgregory on October 18, 2003, 05:56:03 PM
yes, full heads are always better Armen

totally :)
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: chase on October 18, 2003, 07:27:20 PM: he said he bought it new in the box off ebay...dunno if i should snag this or not? anyone know when they stopped production of the da-20?
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: John R on October 18, 2003, 08:09:49 PM: years ago. like gonads said, replaced with the da20mkII. the Fostex d5 is same unit w/xlr i/o and optical i/o. bomber machines

jr
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: gonads on October 18, 2003, 08:10:15 PM: I'm pretty sure the da20mkII was in production by 1997.
Title: Re:suggestions for home playback deck
Post by: chase on October 18, 2003, 08:25:34 PM: yeah i decided not to buy it since there is no way it could have been bought "new" off ebay 9 months ago.