I wish I'd seen this before. My unit wouldn't rewind or fast forward at all hardly because of the tension arms and was told I needed the tool you showed when all along I could've used the other method shown! it was playing music sounding pretty good then wham, it stopped and blew two fuses. I'm so pissed at this unit and the old timers want to know why the younger crowd isn't in to these? You have to be a tech to own one.

Hey matt would you have rc 140 remote for teac a6300. Also what tape would you use to calibrate the meters. Thanks

nice equipment hh scott had fine amps and not only i have a 77 system that sounds amazing, what they called professional in the 77 catalog

Thanx MATT. A friend brought two of these decks over for me take a look at.. Your video helps a lot.

KÉK KORSZAK !! IMÁDOM !!!

What i like about your video: you reply to your viewers, thats class. Salute!

In the service manual they want you to use a tentelometer to set the tension correctly but you are getting similar results with your multimeter. I had a similar issue with my X2000R when it was new on one side, so I basically brought the tape to the centre as you did and adjusted the offending tension arms location to match the other simply by eyeballing its relative position to the known good one and the problem was fixed easily. Its not a photo cell but hall effect sensors that are "looking" at the rotating tapered quadrant and guesstimating the arms location. I also had a low output on one channel and looking at the board on one end saw one of the pair of output pots were not in the same location as each other so during play back I aligned the low one to match the other and the audio outputs began to match. This was how the unit left the factory so being adjustments are made by a person to err is only human. I actually did a little three part video on cleaning and recommissioning my deck many years ago. The main reason for this was the drive belt actually degraded and stuck onto the pulleys from age, so I stripped the unit down and went through it completely. My X2000R is a bit unique visually as it is a black and silver unit which did not exist as an option.

Hey Bigg Matt nice video and thanks for sharing. I need your help with a setup, this is what I have, Pioneer sx1050 receiver, Bose 901 series 6, pioneer EQ sg9500, turntable pl570.. I have the Bose connected to the tape2, I just picked up a Pioneer 707 reel to reel and I connected it to the tape1, but cant get it to playback or record. What am I doing wrong?

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Nice, glad you had a good trip. I need to get back over there. Nice Reel 👍

Great.

There are no words to describe what it feels to spend time with Matt and his wife Barbara. All of a sudden, you discover an endless list of common interests with someone living on the opposite side of the globe, stories to share and jokes to laugh at as if you knew them for your whole life. I happen to be the guy he talks about and the only regret is that the hours which me and my daughter spent with Matt and Barbara just flew by in a flash!..

I am simply speechless! It would cost me 3 lives and 6 divorces to put together such a room, plus a dozen servants to keep it so organized...

You've got thousands of subscribers, but I guess not all of them have had the same privilege of meeting you personally, let alone being introduced to your community! Thanks, Brother M!

I am literally speechless! Cudos, Otto!!!

Hi BIG MATT..love Your video's..I am a vietnam USNAVY UDT 4 frogman..one of the few left...Thank YOU...I fix my akai's best as I can..My pioneer 707 is outstanding shape....I have 10 decks..and 500 prerecorded tapes from my collection..You helped me a lot....Thanks..Bi;ll

What’s up Matt! 15 ips, is the club I want to be in. Stunning sound!!!

Hola Bigg Matt. Yo tengo ese modelo de grabadora, pero no se oye tan limpio y claro como la que estás mostrando. Qué me sugieres que haga. Gracias. Saludos donde estés.

Committing a Cardinal Sin, on a Sunday, playing music with the subwoofer not turned on 😮

Ciao BIGG, fai un video con teac x20r,............saluti DALL'ITALIA 👌🔊🔉🎧🎵👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

Welcome back home brother!!!

Loving that 2-Track sound my man!!!

Wiedziałam że sobie poradzisz Matt 😃👍 bardzo mi się podoba muzyka którą puszczasz podczas prezentacji 😊 lata '70,' 80, są The Best! Pozdrawiam cię serdecznie bracie 🤝

Nice job and that mix is outstanding 🔥🔥🔥🎼🎼🕺🕺

2-Track is simply the best.

Glad you are back doing what you love.

You are rocking it out😊😊

Hey Matt! What kind of tape do you make these recordings on?

BIGGMATT../ TY! Your help is appreciated big time. I have the same machine on the works, but now I need a transistor that provides power to the boards. As always…. Great video and a pleasure to see you in action!

Bigg Matt you throwing some great music for a Sat night. I am ready to get dressed and go to .......Bed. Love your VLOG my brother....

Nice 👍🎧👍

Sounds like a Mashup of carabiner queen and Billie jean love it

Digginit😅

Music is sounding great.

Wecome back I need you expertise on a teac x2000r

Have had one for years. Still learned a few things. Thanks!

What up Bigg Matt, Glad you are back, I was stationed at Bitburg 85-89. Great memories.

hELLO i have a X-2000R I WOULD LIKE TO KNOK IF YOU CAN hELP

Witaj Matt. 🤝 Pozdrawiam cię serdecznie bracie, trzymaj się i powodzenia w naprawie! 👍😃

Welcome back, Matt. Lovely to hear you had a safe enjoyable trip and back into R2R :)

Nice to see you back god bless you

Glad you are back for a couple of weeks 😁

Good to see you back at it... Glad you had fun. Welcome back.

Matt, how’s the belt look, could be old and worn. FYI I could hardly hear you 😂😂

Welcome back🎼👍🏿

Great to see you again. I got the same machine that I’ve been working for the past few weeks and I think I have the same issue. Will you make a video repairing the motor? Enjoy your long weekend. Cheers brother.

Welcome back brother!

P.S. didn’t Topdog purchase his technics 1506 reel to reel in Berlin new in box? I think he was going to get rid of it, maybe changed his mind.

Hi Big Matt, when were you stationed in Berlin Germany, were you at Tempelhof AFB? My father was the ammunitions officer in Berlin from 83-84, I graduated high school in 84 and just loved Berlin. The Kudam was my weekly unwind when I wasn’t traveling on the duty train for either football or soccer games. The kudorf, the level, Extase, were some of my hangouts. Times I will never forget.

Impressive "budget" open reel machine. I got the Teac X-3 in 1982 including dust cover for $330 and never realized that Teac built one for Realistic. Control buttons are shaped different but it looks identical to my X-3. Is this a three motor/three head unit like the X-3? Had my X-3 over forty years and she still sings swell with only minimal maintenance over the years. One thing, I found using an expander with the tape format really opens up the X-3's dynamics (cassette decks too). I got the Pioneer RG-2 in 1981. Nice to have 90 minutes of "uninterrupted" music at 3 3/4ips.