JSmith
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Cassette tapes had quite a poor SNR... although much better with Dolby noise reduction;
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Audio measurements and Dolby, dbx noise reduction
Audio engineers in the 1970s became aware that many of the traditional distortion mitigating methods were unsatisfactory. In this context, dbx and Dolby
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How does dbx perform in dynamic range, s-n ratio, frequency response?
From what I've read so far I'm assuming the dynamic range and signal to noise ratio of dbx with a good chrome or metal tape is 90 db-ish. And with a chrome tape I got well into 19 kHz. I highlighted 20 kHz for reference and there wasn't much signal left at 20 kHz anyways.
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dbx (noise reduction) - Wikipedia
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Measurements of Nakamichi Dragon Cassette Deck
This is a detail measurements of the iconic, Nakamichi Dragon Vintage cassette deck. It was kindly brought to me at a meet at our local audio store (Gig Harbor audio). For those of you too young to know :), the Nakamichi Dragon has the reputation of being the best cassette deck available at...
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