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XLR and RCA ins/outs, which is a plus

I'd consider the deck

Tascam's most robust 8-track this side of the ATR60-8

still available - accepting offers

to answer a few Q's:

- dimensions are apprx 50" x 23" x 8"

- no phantom power

- will not ship. Pickup in San Diego

managed to get a coupla pics off some nibbles but nothing definite yet. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/moogplayer/ms.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/moogplayer/channels.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/moogplayer/EQ.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/moogplayer/e...

hey all - haven't had the chance to take more pics. Will happen this weekend for sure.

sell 'em all and get something different!

I'd like $1400 for the console

more pics soon - most likely tomorrow

I will include pics of the electronics inside

no the Decibelab is a different animal, although soundwise they're fairly close. I would say the Quantum is a little more open sounding, especially in the EQ. The Decibelab has that stuffy 70s sound that I wanted

3 synares (the bigger PS-2 isn't pictured - heehee)

vintage mid 70s Quantum console. Rare factory joined together QM-128 + QM-8EX expander. Sounds incredible 20 inputs (mic and line) 8 buss via XLR direct out mods (via RCAs) 1/4" TRS insert mods on busses 6 way EQ each channel big reichenbach transformers on every channel all channels are working, wi...

whoops - I stand corrected

I was thinking about Emitt Rhodes

There was a tapeop article some time ago about his early recording days, and he explained about lining up the two reel to reel machines for multitracking

what he did was take 2 2-tracks or 4-track reel decks -- I forget -- and planted the machines down side by side, bolted to a table so they wouldn't move. Deck on the left would house the supply reel through the heads, then through the heads of the deck on the right, which has the takeup reel. The de...

I think the console was kept up really well, probably covered up in a non-smoking temperature controlled environment. The guy who built the console made some strange decisions. Like the mic input connections are unbalanced 1/4". Still sounds good, but that's bizarre - especially given the housing an...

I could plant a mackie under the blank panels and no one would ever know!

yeah those are 2 low bands on the EQ: 50hz shelving and 100hz peak more lights needed YES ***Does it really have two bass EQ bands, or is one a highpass filter? It looks as if you could move the four group outs to the rightmost slots of the center section, and the master section above, and have just...

all said - $540, including shipping!

inverseroom wrote:Gotta ask: what'd you pay?

Thanks Wintershed!

And Al - come over and check this out next time you're in these parts. You know I already got Paul Tye involved in brainstorming mod possibilities