[QuadList] want to buy a quad

[Shai Drori]

Hi Ted
Great to see a familiar face (well.... name)
I have no quads myself but my clients do. I would guess monochrome and 
color low and high, no super high band. Most tapes are from late 60's to 
mid 80's (television was introduced to Israel in 1968, don't ask). I am 
looking for something that can be refurbished to good picture quality 
easily (new cards could be a good trick, depending on cost, ping off 
list), and will not be a nightmare to maintain (like an avr-1). There 
are no techies in Israel that will have the patience for dealing with 
this beast if it constantly breaks down, so a workhorse is a must. I do 
plan to operate it myself, partly because I doubt I will find someone 
else to do it, and partly because I want to. :-)

Any suggestions or comments are greatly appreciated. I always want to 
learn more.

Cheers
Shai

On 27/04/2011 01:28, quadlist-request at quadvideotapegroup.com wrote:
> Can you be specific about what's in your collection?  Quantity,
> length, age(s) of tapes.
>
> Are you planning to operate the machine yourself?
>
> That kind of information is helpful for folks who might make
> suggestions about machines, practices, gotchas to look out for.
>
> If you don't need to handle any low band monochrome or color, a PAL
> Ampex AVR-2 would be a good choice, if one or more can be found.
>