Don't even think of buying a tape machine on eBay... One of my clients bought a "Good" PR99, a "good" Studer A-810 and a "good" Otari 5050 off eBay. Ended up spending near $1,000 to fix the PR-99 and the 5050, and the A-810 was junk... too costly to repair! Buy a good m...

magma... There is no "correct" answer to the question of 15 ips vs. 30 ips.... all the above answers are good ones, but the BEST decision makers you have are your own ears. Do test recordings at both speeds and see what YOU like, then go with that. Going 15 ips will extend the life of your...

Go to m There's a number of pages specifically on MCI tape recorders - with tips and info on repairing them and keeping them running, plus a ton of other info on Analog Recording. Yes, it's my website, but there's more good info there on tape recording than anywhere else on the web that I've seen......