Rocking the 8 Tracks Tonight

[TechnicsDan82]

Enjoying the lovely warm sound of my (Beltek C-1600) 8Track recorder/player it is a 1970s player from india its clunky chunky rough & ready with broken meters but still plays & records fantastic ! it is going through my new pioneer SA-708 amplifier from my pal (RENO) !!!! with my new celestion F30 floorstanding speakers ! fairplay the hassel of repairing the 8Track carts and re-foaming them all is so worth it lol .

 

[T-STER]

Now thats a cool looking set up!

 

[MyOhMy]

I remember a friend in the 70's showing me his exciting new 8 Track player and, although I didn't see much of it at the time, I seem to remember that not too many other people I knew owned such a thing. Personally, I've recently felt somewhat inclined to acquire one of the machines but I can't figure out why other than being a bit curious I suppose I'm suffering from Nostalgii Maximus in my old age!

 

[Radio raheem]

dan lad, tell me the model no of that pioneer i gave you, i can't remember lol

i love my pioneer best amp iv had in a long time

 

[TechnicsDan82]

I remember a friend in the 70's showing me his exciting new 8 Track player and, although I didn't see much of it at the time, I seem to remember that not too many other people I knew owned such a thing. Personally, I've recently felt somewhat inclined to acquire one of the machines but I can't figure out why other than being a bit curious I suppose I'm suffering from Nostalgii Maximus in my old age!

id buy one ! you can pick up a standard one for around £10 online ! tip buy the carts from the U.S ! they are always in great condition ! most UK carts need repair and the foam pads replacing ! But it is worth it i really like mine i have two of them a Beltek C-1600 Recorder/player & a Wien BTD3 player . The wien BTD3 player i had for £10 on Ebay and fairplay it does sound great and is very basic

dan lad, tell me the model no of that pioneer i gave you, i can't remember lol

i love my pioneer best amp iv had in a long time

Reno Reno Reno !!!!!!!!!!!!! its a pioneer SA-708

 

[Radio raheem]

I remember a friend in the 70's showing me his exciting new 8 Track player and, although I didn't see much of it at the time, I seem to remember that not too many other people I knew owned such a thing. Personally, I've recently felt somewhat inclined to acquire one of the machines but I can't figure out why other than being a bit curious I suppose I'm suffering from Nostalgii Maximus in my old age!

id buy one ! you can pick up a standard one for around £10 online ! tip buy the carts from the U.S ! they are always in great condition ! most UK carts need repair and the foam pads replacing ! But it is worth it i really like mine i have two of them a Beltek C-1600 Recorder/player & a Wien BTD3 player . The wien BTD3 player i had for £10 on Ebay and fairplay it does sound great and is very basic

dan lad, tell me the model no of that pioneer i gave you, i can't remember lol

i love my pioneer best amp iv had in a long time

Reno Reno Reno !!!!!!!!!!!!! its a pioneer SA-708

thank you lad

 

[TechnicsDan82]

I remember a friend in the 70's showing me his exciting new 8 Track player and, although I didn't see much of it at the time, I seem to remember that not too many other people I knew owned such a thing. Personally, I've recently felt somewhat inclined to acquire one of the machines but I can't figure out why other than being a bit curious I suppose I'm suffering from Nostalgii Maximus in my old age!

id buy one ! you can pick up a standard one for around £10 online ! tip buy the carts from the U.S ! they are always in great condition ! most UK carts need repair and the foam pads replacing ! But it is worth it i really like mine i have two of them a Beltek C-1600 Recorder/player & a Wien BTD3 player . The wien BTD3 player i had for £10 on Ebay and fairplay it does sound great and is very basic

dan lad, tell me the model no of that pioneer i gave you, i can't remember lol

i love my pioneer best amp iv had in a long time

Reno Reno Reno !!!!!!!!!!!!! its a pioneer SA-708

thank you lad



im listening to a band called Tribal Seeds check them out ! the album is called Representing

 

[Transistorized]

Noticed the Journey tape

 

[TechnicsDan82]

Noticed the Journey tape

has to be done there are two journey carts !

 

[Coast Steve]

I was rockin the 8 tracks but ll mine seem to have the tape breaking

 

[donahuest]

Yeah the tapes seem to always break when the get to the metal part connecting tape together. Just open the tape and tape it back together with scotch tape, o e done this to countless 8tracks. Just be sure to leave the metal peice or you’ll have to switch tracks manually

 

[TechnicsDan82]

I was rockin the 8 tracks but ll mine seem to have the tape breaking

yeah me and my mrs had to restore all of our 8 track collection splice & re-foam propper pain in the ass but worth it for sure !

 

[Transistorized]

I remember as a kid looking out the window of our 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass S at the endless glimmering shine of the sun beaming against the 8-track tapes where people had gotten frustrated and tossed their tape out the car window...lol.

 

[MesaAZGuy]

Cool setup! I too remember seeing miles and miles of 8-track tape on the road as a kid. Ironically, I bought a fisher 8-track recorder from eBay to make tapes for my once owned 1970 Triumph TR6. I also have a small portable mono 8-track radio. Need to post a pic of that bad boy. Still works great!

 

[Foreverlo]

I'm also diggin' those 8 track tapes you've got sitting there. Especially that very clean looking Black Sabbath tape. I've got an 8 track player all set up and ready to go (mostly because it cost me three dollars) but the only 8 track cartridges I can find are country and they usually look like they spent three years on the dash of a pinto in Florida, four years in the bed of an El Camino in North Dakota, and at least a few days under water. Based on its rarity in that condition that Sabbath tape must be worth a half million dollars!

 

[TechnicsDan82]

I was rockin the 8 tracks but ll mine seem to have the tape breaking

you can repair them its just a pain to get them open and not spill the tape ! but yeah just spice the tape and stick it back together with the reel to reel tape sticky sliver backing

I'm also diggin' those 8 track tapes you've got sitting there. Especially that very clean looking Black Sabbath tape. I've got an 8 track player all set up and ready to go (mostly because it cost me three dollars) but the only 8 track cartridges I can find are country and they usually look like they spent three years on the dash of a pinto in Florida, four years in the bed of an El Camino in North Dakota, and at least a few days under water. Based on its rarity in that condition that Sabbath tape must be worth a half million dolllers

fairplay yeah i found it hard to get good 8-track tapes over here in the uk ! so funny enough i bought aload from the states lol ! i think its a case of keeping your eyes open and look out for garage sales flea markets i think you guys call them ? goodwill stores ? mostly Ebay . i have alot of old rock 8-tracks and motown , country , soul , disco . il put some photos up later !

 

[T-STER]

I just inherited 4 huge boxes of 8 track tapes, lots of classics!

 

[TechnicsDan82]

I just inherited 4 huge boxes of 8 track tapes, lots of classics!

nice fairplay ! put some pics up ?