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In Reply to: Re: I'm Getting Sick & Tired of this Cassette Bashing Around Here. posted by Dan on September 9, 2006 at 09:59:43:
I hate to be the naysayer here, but I prefer taped recordings of CD's well over the same recording from a turntable source. I have a fairly decent turntable, Bang and Olufsen, and make sure that the record is free from dust and scratches, but just cannot get even near the same fidelity as from even a worn CD.I listen to most of my tapes in the car and I have a very good deck...a top of the line Pioneer with digital processing. The tapes of the vinyl recordings just sound "tiny" and all of the pops and ticks really stand out. Now I am not saying that others cannot get better results, but I just am not getting the kind of results I would like. Must be the turntable because I remember getting better results in the past, pre-CD.
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I would suspect your turntable is the main culprit and it may even be magnified by the cartridge/tonearm combination. Turntables require lots of time and effort to properly set up and calibrate in order to get top notch results. A CD is quite the opposite and you can get good results with minimal effort.I have heard nice turntable with expensive cartridges that were properly set up and they blew me away. They had a thick rich sound that was very easy to listen to. I am not saying that CD's are bad, as they have their pros and cons as well. It's just that TT's
require more effort.If you are really interested in doing the Turntable thing and money is an object, I would suggest looking into a different table such as a Music Hall. Don't go to cheap as you will run into similar issues. Audio is not a cheap hobbie to begin with, so I am sure you know what I mean.
depends on your LP and equipment. I basically have no pops and ticks, so your issue is in the Dolby and eq of the tape deck. Nope, wrong.
Hi, well I see your point but I use all of the tools at my disposal when making tapes from LP's. Dolby C, correct eq, etc. The LP recordings are definetly OK for car radio, but I just notice a definite improvement in the CD recordings. I admit my turntable is probably not top notch, part of a B&O "Beocenter".I do have this gizmo made by RG Dynamics that can be used for reducing noise and expanding dynamic range during recordings, but have never hooked it for that purpose. Might be worth my time to try it but I don't know if my stereo has a "tape monitor" out which I think is needed to use it in that application.
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