Which pro reel-to-reel tape deck ?

[petzi]

Greetings,
a question to Steve and other engineers in this forum, which is your preferred / recommended reel-to-reel tape deck (and why of course) ?
:)

[ December 22, 2001: Message edited by: Michael Beckmann ]

[Steve Hoffman]

Ampex ATR-100 electronics, tube modified, with Studer 80 mastering deck transport.

Nothing else like it.

[petzi]

What do you think of the Studer A 807 ?