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Anthony Caruso
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Post by Anthony Caruso » Tue May 03, 2011 1:06 am

Expensive...

http://www.mytapeecho.com/apollon-hd5000

Way cheaper, needs to be modded a bit (plastic case cutting)...

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Ferrante-Teiche ... 5889f37b2c

http://www.estecho.com/gear/tape_delay_ ... hp#Apollon

I haven't had to replace my cartridge yet, so I can't personally recommend either way. But when I try, I'll probably try the Playtape first.
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Post by highway51 » Tue May 10, 2011 9:25 pm

I just ordered one and some playtapes. Has anyone tried the playtape cartdridges yet?
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Post by smokey » Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:28 pm

hi, i just got an ec80 and i found a place to supply dictaphone cartridges, though they only have 60 second tapes available. does anyone know how many seconds the original cartridges are?
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Post by Darlington Pair » Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:11 am

smokey wrote:hi, i just got an ec80 and i found a place to supply dictaphone cartridges, though they only have 60 second tapes available. does anyone know how many seconds the original cartridges are?
60 Seconds should be plenty fine for that machine.
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Post by smokey » Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:02 am

great, thanks. i've ordered them, hopefully everything works fine.
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Post by telepathy » Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:39 pm

smokey wrote:hi, i just got an ec80 and i found a place to supply dictaphone cartridges, though they only have 60 second tapes available.
which place is that?
get up with it
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Post by TV Lenny » Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:59 am

I have a Watkins Copicat (tube version) and I order new tape directly from them. I also have a tube Echoplex and I've ordered replacement tape for that as well. The tape needs to be lubricated tape, not just 1/4" tape.

There is just something about real tape delay...solid state or tube driven!

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Post by smokey » Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:07 am

i got the tapes from here: http://www.dictaphoneparts.com/parts/index.cfm
$10 each plus shipping.
i think there might be sensing foil on them or something, as there's a split second in the loop that goes blank, but it still sounds really awesome. i love how the echos degrade on this thing!
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