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I have a sealed Maxell XLII 90-minute tape from decades ago when I used the old Nak 682ZX. Bought it by mistake as I had been a fan of the XLII-S and must have grabbed this in error.
You're welcome to it ... PM me an address and I'll get it out to you. If nothing else, you can use it for comparison to other tape types you eventually test.
You're welcome to it ... PM me an address and I'll get it out to you. If nothing else, you can use it for comparison to other tape types you eventually test.
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These LOOK to be the same??
https://www.ebay.com/itm/294736930016?hash=item449fb0a4e0:g:dzkAAOSwy4NhDAz3
Chromium dioxide is type II but most tapes are actually cobalt alloy.
You can absolutely use that setting. It’s just that since (apparently) there is no bias adjust, you May be leaving headroom and/or distortion on the table and not maximizing the potential of the tape.
If Scott sets it up for you, let him know which tapes you prefer (Maxell?) and ideally provide a sample of each type, and he’ll dial it in on those tapes specifically. Then as long as you stick with them, you get the most out of the deck.
I blow the minds of people at work when they listen to my tapes- they think it’s a CD. I wring all I can out of them and they sound really quite good when you do.
The days of the drug store off brand junkers is long gone. You set up, prepare and make a recording. Maxell and TDK both hold up well for repeated platings, so you only have to do it well once.
(I have tapes I made in the 80’s that still play and sound just fine- my newer recordings are much better, but so is my gear and, more importantly, my knowledge of the format.)
You can absolutely use that setting. It’s just that since (apparently) there is no bias adjust, you May be leaving headroom and/or distortion on the table and not maximizing the potential of the tape.
If Scott sets it up for you, let him know which tapes you prefer (Maxell?) and ideally provide a sample of each type, and he’ll dial it in on those tapes specifically. Then as long as you stick with them, you get the most out of the deck.
I blow the minds of people at work when they listen to my tapes- they think it’s a CD. I wring all I can out of them and they sound really quite good when you do.
The days of the drug store off brand junkers is long gone. You set up, prepare and make a recording. Maxell and TDK both hold up well for repeated platings, so you only have to do it well once.
(I have tapes I made in the 80’s that still play and sound just fine- my newer recordings are much better, but so is my gear and, more importantly, my knowledge of the format.)
You could run that by Scott too.
I guess you could use a different value trim pot in series with a regular pot, mounted where you can get to it.
But you need test tones and a way to monitor them. Is that a three-head deck? (I’m not familiar with it)
if not a three head you have to record and them play back to monitor. A bit fiddly and would get old quickly I suspect…
I guess you could use a different value trim pot in series with a regular pot, mounted where you can get to it.
But you need test tones and a way to monitor them. Is that a three-head deck? (I’m not familiar with it)
if not a three head you have to record and them play back to monitor. A bit fiddly and would get old quickly I suspect…
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