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The differences are very little. I did compare them using the 15IPS speed and NAB eq. In the overall scheme of things they sounded very close to each other, however, I have to give the Revox an edge when it comes to detail retrieval, sweetness on the top end and tightness on the bottom end. But, here's the thing, when I added the DBX 150 (type 1) noise reduction system to the chain on both of them the difference in sound quality between the two became blurred. So therefore, the DBX noise reduction system did help Otari to equally match the Revox P99 MKII in sound reproduction.

Perhaps this is trivial to many here, but I also noticed that Otari like to be turned on ahead of time prior to listening session it as it takes at least 1-2 hours for it to perform its best after powering it cold. It sounds even better after a month of leaving it on.




Edits: 09/03/14

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