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In Reply to: RE: You all saw this,yes? -- a "new" reel to reel deck coming from Switzerland posted by stellavox on May 27, 2014 at 04:46:11
"Need to rethink the reproduce/record electronics tho."I've heard that before. Someone recently said to me, regarding the Studer pro decks, "keep the transport and throw out the electronics". I thought that was a bit harsh, but still, a valid observation. Record electronics in tape decks haven't gotten the attention they deserve and NEED. They are, after all, amplifier circuits, and are where the signal is prepped for storage to tape. Everything downline is dependent upon the quality of that originally stored signal. They're the forgotten stepchild of amplifier circuit design.
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Edits: 05/30/14Follow Ups:
Hi Inmate,
A problem for the tape electronics designer regarding reproduction circuitry is that, because the machine had to be used for different speeds and formats (NAB, IEC, AES), this required a lot of EQ switching - which required switching devices. Most of the solutions involved FET switches which added their "own sound". And getting 60dB of clean, low noise gain isn't easy.
We've found that while the repro sound may suffer, a lot of decks actually make very nice recordings. Could be because there is less total amplifier gain required.
Cheers
Charles
Hey Stellavox, thanks for the reply and info.
Just fyi, I like your moniker! Back in '74 (forty years ago!), I daily used a Stellavox SP7 which had been modified by Georges Quellet. Butterfly heads, some electronics mods. I wish I knew where that machine is now!
:)
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