In Reply to: Determining Unknown Cassette Tape Type posted by Thrifty Audiophile on December 12, 2006 at 22:51:23:
The EQ for crO2 and metal are the same, 70us, only the bias is different. The only way to really tell the tape type would be to record a 400hz tone with dolby on and play back into IM distortion unit such as a NAK T100, if available. Higher distortion would indicate normal bias tape, lower distortion would indicate high bias tape, providing you have astandard, test tone recorded on a known normal bias and high bias tape. IMHO I don't think the individuals who recorded these tapes would use metal. Good luck.
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