Makymak's latest activity

To make the start, for me it's two reasons. First, the experience of recording. Fiddling with bias, sensitivity, levels, EQ, Dolby...

It's something that came to my mind a few years ago, when I returned to the analog sound and especially to the cassette. Why does that...

Take the trips Alex, it's the last luxury in the world. The more remote, the better, at least for me. You'll always remember them. Just...

Really, really fast. Boss marked that I'm not so happy atwork as I use to be and asked if he can help me somehow. The answer was: quit...

I am maybe a bit biased towards the HF? :p anyways, the ones below are the 1986-87 version which, IMHO, is the best HF ever (i think i...

Jim, the name is a bit deceiving. The optical portion refers to the system replacing moving magnets/coils. It still plows through the...

Ar, ar, ar.... And yup. I'm finally at the point where I'll play a record now unless I'm just too lazy to do needle drops only on the...

I just received my Tape repair Kit. Its a 1/8" w bar and Slicing Tape, I hope it works better than no bar and 1/4" tape. I also finally...

Sony cdit II (last generations) also have a bad reputation for damaging the heads.

Like the "railroading" of the SA, the MA has a reputation for "white powder" on the tape. Just FYI. I've not experienced it firsthand...

Thank you, but no, thank you.

It's all about what the deck is set up for. The stock, or last setting of, the internal bias may be/have been for the Maxell tape. It's...

All my decks have external bias and level adjustments so this is not the case. I can calibrate to whatever tape I want. It's just that...

After using samples of both tapes, I chose the UR. For some reason, my Technics like the Maxells more than any other brand. With Maxell...

thanks, and i believe you are just right.... it's a XK-008.5 now! :p