r/8track

Hi all - new to vintage audio equipment and decided to get my hands on an 8-track player recently.

I also bought the speakers shown here and am wondering what wires I need to connect them.

Additionally I’d welcome any other beginners advice on what gear I’ll need / other things I should know to get my setup up and running.

Thank you in advance!

Hello guys! I thank you for every help I got from you! Here you can see my finished Pioneer!

A video will also follow ;)

I bought the deck off eBay for about $65, and it needed a new belt, so I got one for $20. And it literally has a hatch on the bottom for replacing the belt! It was so easy! It also had this thing where it’d make like a helicopter noise out of nowhere, but I just stuck my finger in the deck and pressed all the buttons, and it went away. Now that it works, I am in love with this thing! So far I have Master Of Reality, Electric Warrior, Ram Jam, Rumours, and Double Gold! I love watching the VU meters light up and bounce, and some of these tapes have some serious punch to them! I also have Best Of The Doobies, but its foil is messed up, and I have Breakfast In America, but when I was trying to fix the deck with a rubber band it ate the tape, and I snapped the case trying to fix it, so for now I donated its foam to Ram Jam bc it was rotted. I am totally gonna look for more tapes next time I’m at the flea market!

Now I just need to find the pre-Steve Perry albums.

The Firm is still sealed.

unobtanium debut Rush album aquired. I don’t post here, just view posts from time to time. But I felt this album deserved praise.🤘

I finally replaced the belt in my Pioneer H-22. I listen to a lot of jazz.

Here is my new beauty (Realistic TR-802). Fabulous condition. Electronic in pristine state. Everything works perfectly. I just had to change the plastic mount for the magnetic head, realign the crosstalk and it's like new.

I get it's not as fancy as a Pioneer or a Wollensak, but all these options: Fast forward, eject button, repeat, pause etc. The combo of stop after each and fast forward can be used as a rewind. I just love it. And that late 70s brown and orange esthetic is totally irresistible 🤣

Next step is of course recording Playlists on 8-track...

I was working on this tape and then I dropped it. I don’t know how to get the 2 loops back on, and I can’t find any videos online. Please help!

Iggy Pop - The Idiot
Still sealed!

8-track was before my time but I’ve been collecting vinyls lately since I like the sound. I don’t even have an 8-track player. Some old dude gave this nice leather box that I almost recycled along with a bunch of old electronics and not sure if it’s worth anything.

I bought this Panasonic eight track player and it worked well on first test. Then I shipped it home, and now it still runs constant and evenly, but at a to slow speed. Belt is fine, I’ve lubed and greased up the drive mechanism. Can’t find a speed controller. Motor might have a governor inside? Help…