how much is my tape machine worth these digital days?

rafter · Post by **rafter** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:55 pm

hi all oppers -
it's been years since i used my studer a80... i am wanting to sell it to a friend of mine.. what's a good friendly price for it? it has the autolocator and is in great shape.... i paid 10K for it like 5 years ago or so, but i know they've declined fairly severely in price recently...
thanks so much,
rafter

vsr600 · Post by **vsr600** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:42 pm

how many tracks?

rafter · Post by **rafter** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:49 pm

dur dur dur dur!

it's 24 tracks, with an MRL and autolocator, and a varispeed mod, w/xlr ins/outs and extra parts...

vsr600 · Post by **vsr600** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:56 pm

I'd say around 4k to 6k is what i've seem em for, maybe more if its in good shape.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:48 pm

Which version of the A80?

rafter · Post by **rafter** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:10 pm

it's a mark IV

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:15 pm

Mark IV helps a lot. Those can actually punch from what I understand. A head report is only $150 or so. You might wnat to get one. I'd say $5k in this day and age would be good. It's a crappy time to sell tape decks. I'm trading one of mine for work on my house so I can get more value from it.

fazeka · Post by **fazeka** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:20 pm

Tony!

Not the 3M!

JGriffin · Post by **JGriffin** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:13 pm

Rafter--

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drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:38 pm

fazeka wrote:Tony!

Not the 3M!

I hate to admit it. She's such a lovely beast. Her replacement isn't nearly as pretty...

JWL · Post by **JWL** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:51 pm

what, are you replacing it with radar?

JohnDavisNYC · Post by **JohnDavisNYC** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:49 am

i wish i had some money to get another one.... pick the best bits from each... i'm not sure which version mine is... does anyone know how to determine the revision on an A80?

john

rafter · Post by **rafter** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:01 pm

my friend is offering me $2300 for it. i really think i don't want to keep it, because of the maintenance, speed of working, etc... i have a kid now and i can't work slow - don't have the luxury of time! also i really have come to grips w/the reality of me LOVING 4 and 8 track sonics.. the studer was just too nice sounding!

is it damn foolish of me to sell it for $2300? i DID pay 10 grand for it 5 years ago, and didn't abuse it at all. should i ask more for it? sell it elsewhere?

thanks for your brains, i've really been out of the tapeop loop for a while with all sorts of baby life...

xo
rafter

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:17 pm

jwl wrote:what, are you replacing it with radar?

I have the RADAR and a 1987 JH24 24-track. It seems like full records get done on the JH and smaller things get done on the RADAR. But that's a totally general stantement.

fazeka · Post by **fazeka** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:23 pm

drumsound wrote:
fazeka wrote:Tony!

Not the 3M!
I hate to admit it. She's such a lovely beast. Her replacement isn't nearly as pretty...

My fears have been confirmed!

Why not dump the JH24?

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