Studer A80

If there was still something to be said for the uninitiated, it would only be the greater good, the Rolls recorders as aesthetically and technically simple, sober and beautiful at the same time, a trouble-free maintenance in time, technically stable and no special component not found, memory or dedicated integrated circuit, the one who wants to keep a tape recorder near him must have an A80 which runs in 19 / 38 cm / s or better in 38 / 76 cm / s tape format with a 1 / 4 "and 1 / 2" by 2 and 4 tracks.

What could be more beautiful to admire, to listen to an A80, it's still something else for fun as a CD or hard drive of a TB is another dimension in space physical, historical and psychological! Watch it if you are still in perfect condition, because in some years not so sure, many are for sale but how will they be in perfect condition?

So keep on and maintain it, its life is not that of a CD including the band no matter what we have said, and the result is out of competition, no complexes vis-à-vis any digital machine for 20 years, seeks to dethrone him. The fishing today by digital analog limitations, both in the digital part in the analog part because the digital high-speed sampling and there was no choice, again meets analog problems even more difficult the real analogue which does not speak to us! Some manufacturers try to introduce, again will I say, the DSD SACD format, replacing the PCM approach to analog, but they will get there .... The A80 has for a long time!

Very good magneto course, but it goes without saying that you can not use it on any style of music.
It is very suitable for styles which transients must not be "sharp", on the other hand when it comes to dance music, house, electro sound tends to soften even if the magneto is best set in the world . It's physical, the band does not cash as a last generation system DTD. It will give a rather "old school" by smoothing the sharp and sticking out the bottom but making it more "soft" or crushed. The saturation in the spring is beautiful, very organic. For rock is the best! with batteries that are becoming a much more realistic, the transients are magnified, especially less aggressive and s top medium takes its place!
If you choose to enter the 1 / 4 inch or 1 / 2 obtez opposed to the 1 / 2 because the band more cash.
It is imperative to adjust the heads depending on the selected band knowing that GP9 is much more cash than a 456.
Finally, it is a machine that can render great service but is currently not necessary.