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I was looking at a Teac V900X and a Yamaha K-2000 both of which were pretty expensive decks in there day,but both only have a single capstan (Direct Drive single capstan)but single just the same.So is single capstan always inferior to dual capstans?Thanks for any help.Keith.
They can be troublesome.I once had trouble with tape creasing
and it was very hard to find someone knowledgeable enough to repair
it.But that was 15 years ago and I never had anymore trouble
I have a Technics RSB 905 with the same drive that was used in some
of the Naks and the NAD decks.As mentioned there are other important
features that a deck should also have ,but most decks I,ve seen
that have dual capstan drive almost always have those other features.
Dual capstan is a pure performance feature.IMHO it doesn't make
sense not to include the other good features when making this class
of a deck.My deck even came with record calibration adjustment.I,ve
seen very few decks that have this feature.Cheers
Duane Upshaw
Hey, Keith.Theoretically the dual-capstan design is touted for superior speed stability and tape alignment, but I personally think everything else on the deck is much more important than whether it has one or two capstans. I've had both and have yet to tell any difference whatsoever.
If it's a well-engineered deck, it's not important.Good luck!
Bobbo :-)
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