Studer c37 at Ebay - Need some pro opinions!

[SpaceBeach]

Hi!

Im about to buy one of these Studer C37, all of them auctioned right now on Ebay.de.

What do you guys think? What is important to consider before buying?

One of them has a buy it now price of 7000EUR, the other ones bidding is up at only 650EUR??. (well, the auction has got 4 days left...)

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Do you guys think they need a lot of work? And is it very expensive?

[ORC]

Really cool machine! I would replace every electrolytic capacitor in the entire deck, and at the very least, measure every non electrolitic to make sure they are within spec. I would also check every resistor, just to be sure they haven't drifted out of tolerance. The transport itself may need maintinence after all these years. Do you know what sort of shape the heads are in? I would get a service manual asap. If you can afford to do these things, you could have yourself a killer machine. It might not be appropriate for every mix, but for many it could be magical!

[Adam Dempsey]

Pretty much ditto – an excellent all-tube machine. The rest is a matter of head condition, possible transport maintenance, and re-capping. It's also the heaviest machine I've ever had to shift (at least a 4 person lift) so be prepared to pay the freight for the weight.

[inlinenl]

you know classic cars in magazine's are the most beautiful cars you can get/buy/want/desire ... but having a classic car and riding it is a total different story .. be prepared to all it's pro's and cons ..... you needs some tech around you who wants to help/has parts/knowledge but ain't gonna rob you :-)

but once your mind is set, nothing is gonna stop you .. right :-)

[sat159p1]

Beautiful!

[wado1942]

If you're looking for a top quality mastering deck, you can get a newer Studer or an ATR for a lot cheaeper. It IS a great machine though.

[The Byre]

The cheaper one is the better machine and he actually wants to sell. At €7k, the other machine is just a fishing expedition!

And you can drive to Berlin for about the same money as the cost of shipping it to Stockholm. That means you can try-n-buy! And the guy writes that the thing actually works!

[SpaceBeach]

Originally Posted by The Byre

The cheaper one is the better machine and he actually wants to sell. At €7k, the other machine is just a fishing expedition!

And you can drive to Berlin for about the same money as the cost of shipping it to Stockholm. That means you can try-n-buy! And the guy writes that the thing actually works!

[Studer_A80]

Hi

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If you looking for one of the legendary STUDER C37/J37 Series we can help. These machines will be painstakingly restored so that all the performance figures specified by Studer are met or even surpassed. We got stock of the rarest necessary spare parts (including Heads 2mm and 0.75" Butterfly) for these classic machines.

For more Information, don't hesitate to contact us and/or read this review:

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Best

Andreas

[starseed]

We have a 7 kilo box of NOS spare parts for the Studer C37, let us know if there is anything you are looking for and we might be able to provide it for you.