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Audio Discussion => List your system => Topic started by: OldiesButGoodies on November 19, 2015, 07:42:29 PM

Title: Tape Deek Collection: Pioneer RT-707
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on November 19, 2015, 07:42:29 PM

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/669/23130815615_62e9875156_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BeZtBM)IMG_1152.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BeZtBM) by Jose Sifontes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsifontes/), on Flickr

Witness the Pioneer RT-707.   My 1st RTR ever was a 707.  It was my learning platform.  I would mess with the bias and eq pots and eventually bring it to Anders and Tom to fix the damage I had done and explain what I should not do in the future.  These are great RTRs - very reliable and relatively simple to fix when they break.  Although the 1st one sounded pretty lousy,  I eventually experienced a good one (well, one hot-rodded by Tom and sold to RevAmish [or whatever his handle was - he quit the forum some time back]) and got hooked on the bass.  What you see in the picture is my 8th (yes, eighth) RT-707.  I keep looking for fresher versions of this platform and I think this one is the one to beat for now.   Great deck, always keep one around (thank you Ian!).

Title: Re: Tape Deek Collection: Pioneer RT-707
Post by: schwarcw on November 20, 2015, 12:21:28 AM

I have one of these also!  Great unit!