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In Reply to: Hot diggity dam!! posted by Vinnie on November 14, 2006 at 15:31:27:
I only have one classical London pre recorded tape (Solti/Elgar Enigma Variations VPO) and about 10 others between my wife's an mine (Norrington Beethoven 9th, 1st HIP one and Argo Willcocks choral comes to mind). The last time I played the Elgar, it sounded good if not as good as my LP's. I use this tape as a reference because I love classical pieces on London.You're right, it will vary dependng on selections. It's likely your Nak is in very good shape. The issue with making compatible tapes is an old one and is due to intentionally narrow recording head in the Naks.
See Naks.com and the Sonic Sense link, but scroll to other, 1st 2 questions. In other words, some people have trouble playing recorded tapes on other machines, and sometimes not.
The maintenance question is answered below and that is very helpful for us nursing Naks.
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The playback sound quality degradation is more prevalent if you have prerecorded tapes that were recorded on Nak machines then played it back through the car audio system. Unless if you happens to have a Naks audio system in your car then this sort of quality degradation would not be much of a problem.
I must admit that the issue of compatibility has always been somewhat curious to me. Cassettes are recorded within a given set of standards. My expereience, a lot of years with my head inside these machines, is simple. Given accurate alignment tapes, by any manufacturer, and appropriate mechanical alignment fixtures, if required, make all tapes playable on all machines. If compatibility is a problem, it can only be one of two problems. 1) With pre-recorded tapes either the original was recorded on an out of alignment machine, not likely, or the play back machine is not aligned. 2) With self recorded tapes either machine can be out of alignment. I personally have never had a pre-recorded tape compatibility problem on any machine I have aligned. Any compatibility problem with a self recorded tape has always been the problem of the machine it was recorded on. TAPE RULE #1. The mechanics have to be perfect first then the electronics.
who can do the work like you? I am not a tech nor engineer, and it's a struggle. All I can do is the quick and dirty method with the Nak 682ZX, not do the original alignment.I think with the clearly identified narrow head on Naks, there is an exacerbation of the problem(s).
On tapes made on my Nak, I can play on the Sony cheapie 435 and they sound great. Similarly, vice versa.
The car is an issue. I have a Acura TL 2002 model with their Bose system, had new setup with tape (Dolby B) about 8 mo ago due to tape player problem (replaced on warranty). Sometimes, tapes from Nak don't play properly in mid/highs, esp. Dolby B. Tapes made on the Sony are no issue in the car.
Car stereos have always been a problen. The narrow heads on Naks can sometimes, if not all the time,be a problem, especially on the 3 head machines. It appears to me that 2 head designs are less susceptible to this problem. Discreet heads are great on RTR machines because of their size and space available. 3 head machines are much easier to align that is why I prefer the 3 head design that combines R and P heads in one housing. The trade off, they just don't sound as good as discreet head machines. My theory, the close proximity of the heads leads to bias current leaking to the play head, only a theory. Good luck and happy listening.
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