Otari MX80 anybody still use them?

[hubercraft]

I have a friend that has a really nice Otari MX80 in mint condition. I always wanted a professional tape deck. I have Pro Tools... if I purchase the Otari
will it help my overall sound, and is it with $1500?

Thanks,

[seanmccoy]

My MX-80 has been gathering dust in my storage room for about seven years now. I miss it terribly. Very sad. If you're recording anything aggressive, and you can justify the tape cost, by all means it will be worth $1,500. Just make sure you use it properly: get and use a playback alignment tape, print tones on every reel of tape you use, and do a record alignment with every single reel change. Then slam the sucka'!

[RickTech]

I have a MR-1B Capstan Motor. This thing is (I am guessing) 8 inches high, 6 inches dia. and weighs 10 lbs.
I am trying to figure out what it goes to. am guessing one use was, an MX-80, 2" recorder. Does anyone know if this is true or not? Or if I am so far off, let me know what it does go in.
It looks just like this one.
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Thanks.
Please send email too!

[CAT5]

Did my very first studio recordings on one of these. Working with it years later made me realize how good it was/is. So, yes, nice machine. 1500 can be reasonable if in good health...

[The Byre]

Originally Posted by hubercraft

I have a friend that has a really nice Otari MX80 in mint condition. I always wanted a professional tape deck. I have Pro Tools... if I purchase the Otari
will it help my overall sound, and is it with $1500?

Thanks,

1. Yes.

2. No, it is worth about $3,000 to $4,500, depending on condition, spare parts, remote, documentation etc.

[Space Station]

The MX80 was one of the cheapest Otari's multitracks, like a prosumer MTR90..not the best sounding things imho but for ease of use, one of the best.

Will it improve your sound? Who knows.

[PDC]

Originally Posted by The Byre

1. Yes.

2. No, it is worth about $3,000 to $4,500, depending on condition, spare parts, remote, documentation etc.

No, I don't think so. I know where MTR90s are for that. MX80 was never the pro machine to have. The Tascam ATRs sounded better IMO. The 80 was a project studio machine back in the day. In LA in the 80s, you would find lots of 80s with Trident Cs, Soundcrafts, etc.

If someone is thinking an MX80 sounds better than digital, they have a crummy digital system and or do not know how to drive IMO.