On 10/20/2018 3:37 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
mcp6453 wrote:
I've always wanted a rebuilt ATR-102 to transfer all of my reels, but
the $10K price tag is hard to swallow. Now there's an option at half the
price: The Mara Machines 2-track 1/4" is $5,000. They rebuild MCI
machines. What do you think? I thought about buying one, using it for a
year or two, and selling it. However, things I buy tend to depreciate
rapidly.
http://maramachines.com/machines/
I saw the folks at the AES show. What they are selling is a beautifully
rebuilt MCI JH-110 with Mara logos glued on the front. It's a nice job,
but it's still just a JH-110. Honestly, $5000 for a JH-110? I don't
care how nice it looks, it's a JH-110.
The JH-110 is a decent broadcast-grade machine, but really.
--scott
What machine would you suggest as an alternative? It has to be something
with excellent tape handling since a lot of these tapes are old and
brittle. And they are broadcast tapes, for the most part.