maty
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So if you can't break the laws of physics you're incompetent?
I wrote:
A competent desing is without harmonics or, at least, lower. The technological limitations of the moment I suppose.
So if you can't break the laws of physics you're incompetent?
That would be like testing a car by putting it on a flatbed tow truck and testing that!Is it not possible to use one of those car audio tapes to test this?
It is a weakness of all of these analog formats whether it is tape, or LP. Their performance is hard to scrutinize.I mean otherwise you are at the mercy of the test tape, which may be worn out after all this time.
These were reference calibration tapes with printed labels and such so I assume they were commercially produced to be accurate. I tested three different ones so hard to make a statement that a single tape was bad. All three produces remarkably poor results compared to modern standards.So you replayed ancient test tapes of unknown condition, test tapes suitable for resp. level, speed, and azimuth, and you put the blame on the deck?
No claim was made that the test proves anything more.I am just curious as to what this "Test" proves other than a random tape deck with no history of restoration, maintenance or calibration tests poorly.
oh, I do listen to several formats, tape included.
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I still have mine, even though I haven't used it for years. Seems like a betrayal to sell it but I should I suppose.
These were reference calibration tapes with printed labels and such so I assume they were commercially produced to be accurate. I tested three different ones so hard to make a statement that a single tape was bad. All three produces remarkably poor results compared to modern standards.
As to blame, I noted the issue of tape fidelity in my review. It is what I had in my disposal and we now have data about how good or bad that setup is. Maybe in the future I get to test other samples.
I think you missed my point.
It does but I assume it would get noisy, not create distortion.It is assumed that cassette tape ages and degrades with time, yes?
This was a well-loved, and cherished unit by its owner. There is no data that says it was uncalibrated, unrestored, etc. It is not like I bought one on ebay and tested that. Any owner that has that many calibrate tapes as this owner did, is likely into getting the best performance out of the unit.I think you missed my point. How can you possibly draw any relevant conclusion by testing an un-calibrated, un-restored tape deck?
An I can differentiate, with good recordings: MP3 320kbps vs FLAC 16/44. And between FLAC 16/44, 16/48, 16/96 and 16/192, 24/44, 24/96 and 24/192.I did not the test with 24/48.I have a thread with the files from a very good 24/192 file. Not in the open Internet, off course.
Boy this thread has gotten hard to follow... ... One thing a lot of folk did not realize was that machine-to-machine alignment was generally not that great for consumer products, and that was one of the things Nak sought to solve. You could easily lose 10 dB by taking a recording made on one deck to another and just playing it back.
That's true. Wonder if they make fresh calibration tapes and if so, what equipment they use for it.
These were reference calibration tapes with printed labels and such so I assume they were commercially produced to be accurate. .
Frank, if you do ever decide to sell I would be interested, to add to the things I never use but like to look at from time to time.I still have mine, even though I haven't used it for years. Seems like a betrayal to sell it but I should I suppose.