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In Reply to: RE: Bit the bullet and set up the monitor. posted by Dave Pogue on January 12, 2014 at 13:29:43
I've compared the sound of the 45 RPM of Take Five on my vintage Thorens TD 124 with SME Series III arm and Ortofon SME 30H cartridge with that of the SACD played on my Oppo 105 and Sony 5400ES. The sound especially with the 105 is remarkably similar to the vinyl, although the vinyl may locate the musicians with a slight bit more precision.
After having used 1/2 inch 15 ups Ampex 350 consoles in the lab, I'm all too familiar with the foibles of magnetic storage, so I've never indulged in a personal tape player.
db
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I'm curious about your last paragraph. I've had reel-to-reel tape decks among my primary music sources since the 1960s. Given that open reel is definitely a "hair shirt" medium (just try finding a specific track in a 7-inch or 10.5-inch reel), I'm not clear on what you mean by "the foibles of magnetic storage" and why they should be avoided.
Dave,
Print-through, tape deterioration, and the need to keep the heads carefully aligned are the issues I recall. Although not an issue with the Ampex 350s nor the portable Nagra, I understand speed stability can be with lesser recorders. Anyway, I never wanted an audio tape recorder for personal use. I did have an early video tape recorder, though. IIRC, it was surplus from some Silicon Valley enterprise, and very cheap.
db
You either put up with open reel tape's "hair shirt" aspects, or you don't. I wouldn't be without my Otari and deHavilland tapehead preamp, and I've found the medium provides way more pleasure than pain. It helps to have a great tape tech available to me.
Dave,
I forgot to mention that the rule in the lab was never fast forward or rewind. To do so increases the likelihood of print-through. More hair shirt stuff. I'll bet those Ampex 350s went to surplus along with the Mac MC 60s and Altec VOT-500s.
db
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