/r/8track
A place for fans of the 8-track tape. Feel free to post your collections, buy/sell/trade, troubleshoot, or just discuss the magnetic goodness.
A place for fans of the 8-track tape. Feel free to post your collections, buy/sell/trade, troubleshoot, or just discuss the magnetic goodness.
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If selling do not put direct links to your listing as the submission link. (Follow this even if it is not YOUR listing) Post a picture of what you are selling as the link submission, and have the 'selling' link in the comments. Limit this to once per day. If this is not followed your post may be reported as SPAM, and removed. Keep the conversations in private through DMs when selling, so the thread is not full of back and forth discussion
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2,191 Subscribers
My small collection!
Trying to collect more period specific bands, but I do have some leakage of my love for 50-60's music :)
I also have 4 Frank Sinatra ones and 3 Bing Crosby ones but these are my alltime faves!
01:03 UTC
Replacing pads in carts without screws
Hey all,
I recently got into 8 track and I have about 80 cartridges. Some of the pads in them are fine for now, others you can unscrew some screws to get to the pads but I have a sizeable amount where the pads are gone, the metal that holds them is rusty but I can't open them because they're glued or snapped together. Is there a way to take them apart without damaging them? The screwdriver treatment leaves marks. I tried a metal spunger, same thing. Any suggestions?
18:55 UTC
First time with 8Track, here’s the player I picked up for $17.50.
17:41 UTC
Just needs a dusting off
Seen at an estate sale recently 😭
04:35 UTC
New to 8 tracks. Looking for help on how to record on a Sony TC-8W. It didn't come with manual and I can't find any instructions on Google.
I have some blank 8 track tapes to record on and new pressure pads installed on them. Only problem is i have no idea how to record on them from either my PC or CD/Cassette player. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
16:38 UTC
Band on the run
As requested here is a bit of the album Band on the run Paul McCartney and Wings!
02:03 UTC
Is the tape inside of 8-Track tape cartridges made of the same materials as the tape in the smaller cassette tape cartridges?
01:59 UTC
Finished off some tapes for one of our local punk bands!
21:01 UTC
My first 8 track tapes and first 8 track player, only $10 and it works
22:22 UTC
Preventing bleed
Anybody have tips on how to avoid getting bleed from other tracks? I've got a few albums that do this and it would be nice to prevent it.
02:21 UTC
What is the round disk inside an 8-Track tape player called that stops the tape from going in too far and holds it in place on the right side of the inside of the machine?
02:00 UTC
For radio stations that taped songs on an 8-Track tape and played them back all at once, did the DJ have to announce the name of the songs and the singers when done broadcasting the music 🎶?
01:57 UTC
It was a slow Sunday and I had enough cherry leftover from another project to build a 55-tape-rack so I threw this one together, it only took about 90 minutes.
23:12 UTC
Scored these at the antique mall, today. Most are sealed.
21:41 UTC
Left vu meter going crazy
So I bought that unit from the thrift store a few weeks back and it’s been working great until today. Was listening to a tape and suddenly I hear this rumbling noise from the speaker and I go to the machine and the left VU meter is pinned almost full for some reason. I tried another tape and the same thing. What would cause this?
13:33 UTC
Tommy Track.
Beautiful white casing with yellow and green artwork. And as a bonus (how I personally feel) it includes where it was originally purchased from as well it’s over 50 years old and still sounds great!
01:30 UTC
Update:
It sounds phenomenal! And I have a bunch of amazing vintage tracks! Have Tommy By the Who in pretty good condition!
01:26 UTC
How rare is this ?
I can’t find record of any having ever been sold online.
00:29 UTC
Volume Output Issue
I recently acquired a Sharp RT-811E! It's a beautiful machine and plays my tapes well but I have an issue with the volume. If I turn the dial on my amp all the way to the max ( which I never would have to do) the player only outputs about half the volume of when my turntable is on max. I know my amp is not great but it gets the job done and you can see the comparison between the turntable. Even my old 8 track player was boosted loud enough, so I know it's not the amp. The only thing I can think is that its something to do with the fact that the output of the player is a REC/PB instead of RCA, but I can't reason why that would affect the volume? Or maybe I need a preamp? I don't know. The thing has a constant hum aswell, so maybe that's something to do with it. Here's the comparison with my record player.
17:41 UTC
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