Teac 80-8 1" conversion?

amj3359 · 13th June 2007, 10:43 AM

I have just purchased a Teac 80-8 that was converted I think when new to 1". It has been very well done and sounds great. I remember seeing this option advertised here in the uk in 1978-82 ish in Studio sound. Has anyone else heard of it or got one?

stellar · 13th June 2007, 01:10 PM

holy crap! for real? Pics PLEASE.

rainsinvelvet · 13th June 2007, 04:00 PM

how cool! My first machine was an 80-8 ! I still love the recordings I did with it.
Did you get the optional noise reduction 8 channel thingy?

1" would be cool in something that small.

My 1" machine is 500 lbs

ERic

gregl · 13th June 2007, 04:12 PM

I still have mine. Would be real interested in knowing the details..

amj3359 · 13th June 2007, 08:05 PM

I have renovated it cosmetically , although it wasn't bad to start with. I don't know how many of these are around. I will have to go to the library to find out who did the conversion, as the conversion was advertised in the "Studio sound" mag in a box at the back. I have got it going through a Tac 1042 and it sounds great.

decochamber · 16th September 2007, 04:00 AM

this is amazing
i have one also and would be extremely interested doing it.

GMR · 17th September 2007, 09:11 PM

If anybody is looking for one , i have one for sale, with the noise reduction unit and alignment tape! Send me a private message!

soupking · 17th September 2007, 09:19 PM

Looks cool. Is the I/O balanced XLR?

amj3359 · 5th October 2007, 01:40 PM

Hi The machine is as was and unbalanced. I had it running with a mint brenell mini 8 1" and they were very similar sounding. ie superb big sounding machines with plenty of zazz. I copied some old (81) mother tapes (no dbx) and the copies were A1. amj

reeldude · 15th October 2007, 11:23 PM

amj3359: Any way that you can snap a pict of the heads? To your knowledge, were the motors upgraded when the conversion was done?

13th June 2007, 10:43 AM	#1
amj3359 Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6	Teac 80-8 1" conversion? I have just purchased a Teac 80-8 that was converted I think when new to 1". It has been very well done and sounds great. I remember seeing this option advertised here in the uk in 1978-82 ish in Studio sound. Has anyone else heard of it or got one?

13th June 2007, 04:00 PM	#3
rainsinvelvet Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 1,103	how cool! My first machine was an 80-8 ! I still love the recordings I did with it. Did you get the optional noise reduction 8 channel thingy? 1" would be cool in something that small. My 1" machine is 500 lbs ERic __________________ http://www.thesleepoverdisaster.com (my Band) http://www.myspace.com/thesleepoverdisaster It is a very mixed blessing to be brought back from the dead. Kurt Vonnegut

13th June 2007, 04:12 PM	#4
gregl Gear addict Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 330	I still have mine. Would be real interested in knowing the details.. __________________ Greg

13th June 2007, 08:05 PM	#5
amj3359 Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6	80-8 pics I have renovated it cosmetically , although it wasn't bad to start with. I don't know how many of these are around. I will have to go to the library to find out who did the conversion, as the conversion was advertised in the "Studio sound" mag in a box at the back. I have got it going through a Tac 1042 and it sounds great. Attached Thumbnails

17th September 2007, 09:19 PM	#8
soupking Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,121	Looks cool. Is the I/O balanced XLR? __________________ “Don’t let the things you can’t do stand in the way of the things you can do.” — John Wooden

13th June 2007, 01:10 PM	#2
stellar Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 782	holy crap! for real? Pics PLEASE.

16th September 2007, 04:00 AM	#6
decochamber Gear Head Join Date: May 2007 Location: Grand Rapids Posts: 36	this is amazing i have one also and would be extremely interested doing it.

17th September 2007, 09:11 PM	#7
GMR Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 217	If anybody is looking for one , i have one for sale, with the noise reduction unit and alignment tape! Send me a private message!

5th October 2007, 01:40 PM	#9
amj3359 Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6	Hi The machine is as was and unbalanced. I had it running with a mint brenell mini 8 1" and they were very similar sounding. ie superb big sounding machines with plenty of zazz. I copied some old (81) mother tapes (no dbx) and the copies were A1. amj

15th October 2007, 11:23 PM	#10
reeldude Gear interested Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: EU Posts: 12	amj3359: Any way that you can snap a pict of the heads? To your knowledge, were the motors upgraded when the conversion was done?

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