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exactly so. That's just a hint that the tape is intended to be a bit bright on a deck with standard REC EQ arrangements. Also that bit more sensitivity compared to the HF is how it really is. And HF-ES has still some more sensitivity and treble boost than HF-S. point is that REC EQ is a...

there are so many tapes which, when properly biased, will still show some boost on the mid-hi and treble on a standard aligned deck. The "cure" is to adjust REC EQ pre-emphasys, when possible. about type1, the basic ferrics are generally the ones with standard/flat response while some mid-late...

Thanks, my friend. :) Truth is that this modification project was made, little by little, during a few years. But, yes, in total it needed just a lot of time. :D and the reason why I did it was that this AD-F880 had a quite worn head and I had just amorphous to replace it but, at the same...

just as an example... these are all cassettes, all different brand/model/year, which I use to check/align recording parameters on my own decks. they are quite enough to make statistics about calibration parameters so that i know what tape can be a good reference for a given purpose... i.e...

just remove the wrap on each kind/version of those you own more than one cassette and try them all. That's the best way to learn/know about your tapes and about your deck. You can do FR plots... Must only explain you how to measure MOL and you'll know if you are biasing them right. But, even if...

if 0dB is 250 nwb/m (aka 0dB DIN) then dolby level is at about -1.2dB and if 0dB is 160 nwb/m (aka 0dB VU) then dolby level is at about +2.8dB last, there are meters where the 0dB is just the dolby level (i.e. Nakamichi decks and a few others) .... of course, the difference between the 0dB...

I guess I need to be more clear... the actual bias value you have while setting your bias knob depends also on the tape type the deck is set to. example... I insert a type1 tape and the deck shows "normal" on the display... then a few things are automatically set to normal mode... i.e. PB EQ...

thanks for your nice words, Alex. about biasing, i prefer to bias while checking mid-low freq MOL and output. The actual recorded frequency reponse is also influenced by REC EQ too. about type2 needing more bias than type1 and metals even more... yes, it's this way and the bias difference is...

can you try if, on external bias knob, you have enough range to calibrate a "black magnetite" version of the maxell XLII-S? That's one of the type2 tapes which want the highest bias setting i've experienced so far. So, if you can do those, also with fine bias knob close to the max, then you will...

funny that also the thickness of the cassette shells has some tolerance... in fact, if you measure with a caliper you will notice they aren't all the exact same thickness.

exactly! if there are some ferrite heads which can really be considered eternal, they are just these ones! on top of this, their sound quality is just superb. I have them fitted by Alex/A.N.T. into my modified Technics RS-B965MF and just love them.

Those ferrite heads, even if they show a sticker with Sony written on, they are really Alps ferrite heads... and they are just wonderful heads! :D

about the cheap gauges at Aliexpress... a friend got one a while ago and thickness of both the plate and bar was totally wrong and by a lot... like if they didn't even know the correct size. But there might also be good ones, then buying from there is a sort of lottery.

interestingly enough, when I was buying my Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen last year (now discontinued because they just made the 4th gen) , there were a few "newer" cards in that same price range with furtherly improved converters but, in the end, I must say the Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen sounds just nicely...

Sure, but how many people out there listen through cheap digital devices while thinking it's "good enough"? Of course, for a decent sounding soundcard, you don't need to spend 2 grand but to simply go with one of the many external ones suitable for semi professional music production from the...

depending on the DAC, waveform gets distorted just at mid-hi freq, then much before than 14-15khz. A while ago, i was testing the output of a notebook PC on the oscilloscope and a sinewave played on the PC started distorting as low as 3 to 4khz. This easily explains the unnatural hardness of...

since you just own, know and love the modified 965, it will be near impossible to find another model you can like the same. For what I know, the RS-AZ7 is a total waste of money in comparison. ;)

always loved them and i like how they sound. started at age 5 in 1978 with one of those portable mono shoebox recorders, then added a walkman back in 1981... and so on.. never stopped using them till now. cassettes are a nice medium to record vinyl on while keeping everything analog, too...

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i also own a few Metal ES from 1985, 1986-87 and 1988-89, like on your picture. actually, i've carefully measured the 1985 version and its performance, on decks which can fully exploit them (i.e. with amorphous heads and properly done REC EQ filters) is impressive, with a MOL in the +12,7dB VU...