8 Track Tapes: tips, advice, how to fix, and the experience - The Soundtracker 

GREAT vid.! I recently inherited a 1979 Thunderbird convertible (one of only 100 produced) that has a factory "AM/FM/8 TRACK" radio. Unfortunately the 8 track part of it doesn't work, but fortunately I just found a guy (in his '80s) who going to fix it! I can't wait to start playing those tapes! A neighbor down the street - who has an old Triumph with an factory AM/FM/8 Track - shares your enthusiasm and passion for 8 track technology as you! Thanks, man!

Great to see someone so passionate about these players and tapes as I am. The reward of being able to listen to your tapes again is priceless!

I have a great working Pioneer H-R99 here in the record store i work at, i think the owner kept it in plastic in storage, it's freaking mint

Oh my God laughing about the exploding 8 track unit. That was great!

In between songs on eight track tapes, you can hear other songs from the album in the background. You should probably change the battery in your alarm. 😂

Cool, but a full rebuild would be addressing the tapes at the splices as well.

Also a inline EQ is a must for these old tapes.

A pack of matches tucked in underneath the tape can help adjust the highs on playback.

Yes relayer, nice!

My player is a 70s car am/fm 8 track radio hooked up to a 12 volt pawer supply but i gonna get a nicer one

Great video !

8 track players are troublesome. Folks like us are just crazy enough to deal with them and the tape issues. 8 tracks are way fun when all is working correctly.

hi i had 8 tracks from 16 years some one at school gave me some note i did get in 4 track carts my mate and me used to get them in the uk fee ads 1000's of them we 2 were the only ones that used to by alot in the uk i still have alot stopped buying them because the capstan rollers in side the tapes stopped working right heavy wear i have a loop of tape i put in side a 8 track to test for wear the loop of tape was recorded on a otari mtr 12 top line deck and once test tape was in side you can hear how bad the tape is note i went over to audio pro carts i can use the 8 track tape in side of them and junked alot of 8 track tapes i can tell you

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I'd try to fix the Sanyo, 8 Track aren't to hard to repair, barring the motor or head's are bad.

From somebody who's been messing with 8-tracks all his life (40+ years), my advice would be to stick to the major name brands: Pioneer, Motorola, Panasonic, JVC, Akai, Wollensak. From my experience; Sanyo and all the "big box" store brands from the likes of K-Mart, Kresges, Wollworths, Montgomery-Wards, Sears, etc are all garbage. They were cheap, borderline devices when new and 50 years down the line are nothing but hot garbage. With tapes, try to stick to first-run cartridges. Columbia House, Record Club of America and tertiary-party dupes will probably sound like trash.

I used a 70s player preamp and stereo speakers and it sounded much worse lol

Apparently the capacitors died.

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