Hello all.
I just joined this great forum, lots of interesting discussions here.
I am a bit of a reel to reel tape deck enthusiast, I love using them for playback & recording.
Lately I have become very interested in doing field recording with analog tape decks, namely a UHER Report 4400. It worked very well, for 3 months anyway, I was using it nearly every day. But it has now developed a nasty audio fault, making it useless for any HIFI recording. So now I want to upgrade to a better analog portable tape deck, a Nagra would be excellent.
So I can probably afford to buy either a Nagra III, Nagra E, or Nagra 4.2, all mono. The stereo models are way too expensive for me, plus mono is fine for the type of recordings I do. I do not need any sync features, I am not working with film. The field recording I do is just a hobby at this stage.
So what would you guys recommend I buy out of these 3 models ? The Nagra III looks nice, but is the oldest. The Nagra E is the newest, but with the fewest features. The Nagra 4.2 has the best features I think out of the 3.
I really look forward to getting my first Nagra, just hope I can find the one I want for the right price.
Cheers, Chris.