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Reel big find -[ HSS ]-

TEAC A-3300SX-2T 10.5" (26.7cm) two-track reel-to-reel tape deck, late 1970s.

I bought this unit at auction in the early-to-mid-1990s for a winning bid of US$35.00, or about $58.00 adjusted for inflation; a very small fraction of its original four-figure price when new. Besides the missing head covers, the mechanism is a little sticky and the level control pots are flaky. Despite the aforementioned mechanical and electronic issues, this deck is still capable of excellent performance — given a little TLC — due to the wide tape tracks and fast 15 inches-per-second (38 cm/sec.) tape speed.

Shot with two Einstein E640s (in color mode) with FOB35 35" octaboxes, one with G35 grid to the left of camera, one with internal diffuser to the right, and an AlienBees B800 with shovel reflector behind the paper backdrop.

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Taken on April 4, 2016

Reel big find -[ HSS ]-

TEAC A-3300SX-2T 10.5" (26.7cm) two-track reel-to-reel tape deck, late 1970s.

I bought this unit at auction in the early-to-mid-1990s for a winning bid of US$35.00, or about $58.00 adjusted for inflation; a very small fraction of its original four-figure price when new. Besides the missing head covers, the mechanism is a little sticky and the level control pots are flaky. Despite the aforementioned mechanical and electronic issues, this deck is still capable of excellent performance — given a little TLC — due to the wide tape tracks and fast 15 inches-per-second (38 cm/sec.) tape speed.

Shot with two Einstein E640s (in color mode) with FOB35 35" octaboxes, one with G35 grid to the left of camera, one with internal diffuser to the right, and an AlienBees B800 with shovel reflector behind the paper backdrop.