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Cassette Deck Azimuth Adjustment
In the absence of voltmeters and removing the grounds of headphones to
get a positive L-R, are there certain pre-recorded cassette labels that are better than others for obtaining a *reasonably* well aligned tape head that will play at least 90% of my tapes properly? Of course I know NEVER to use a blank cassette recorded on at HOME to align a deck. Better to use a barely or never played recently purchased album on cassette. Which labels tend to produce the most consistently accurate cassettes - A&M records, Sony, BMI, Capital, Geffen, Rhino, or others? -CC |
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Cassette Deck Azimuth Adjustment
On 10/2/2010 9:06 PM ChrisCoaster spake thus:
In the absence of voltmeters and removing the grounds of headphones to get a positive L-R, are there certain pre-recorded cassette labels that are better than others for obtaining a *reasonably* well aligned tape head that will play at least 90% of my tapes properly? Of course I know NEVER to use a blank cassette recorded on at HOME to align a deck. Better to use a barely or never played recently purchased album on cassette. Which labels tend to produce the most consistently accurate cassettes - A&M records, Sony, BMI, Capital, Geffen, Rhino, or others? My question would be "are any of those any good at all?" (for your stated purpose), considering that the copies are made on high-speed duplicating equipment. Shouldn't you be looking for some kind of standard alignment cassette (assuming availability and budget)? -- The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring, with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags. - Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com) |
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Cassette Deck Azimuth Adjustment
"GregS" wrote in message ... In article , Sofa Slug wrote: On 10/2/2010 9:06 PM, ChrisCoaster wrote: In the absence of voltmeters and removing the grounds of headphones to get a positive L-R, are there certain pre-recorded cassette labels that are better than others for obtaining a *reasonably* well aligned tape head that will play at least 90% of my tapes properly? Of course I know NEVER to use a blank cassette recorded on at HOME to align a deck. Better to use a barely or never played recently purchased album on cassette. Which labels tend to produce the most consistently accurate cassettes - A&M records, Sony, BMI, Capital, Geffen, Rhino, or others? Seems like you answered your own question. Just adjust so 90% of your tapes play well. You can try a known test tape, but what does that prove ?? You got a mono switch ? Actually his idea of lifting the ground on a pair of headphones to give only out of phase sound is far better anyway, but that really only works if you have a mono recording, which test tapes are, and most music cassettes are not. MrT. |
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Cassette Deck Azimuth Adjustment
On Oct 4, 12:02*pm, (GregS) wrote:
You got a mono switch ? greg- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - __________________ A mono switch - that 's the WORST thing you'd want. I align my cassettes with a good headphone on, IN STEREO, and if it sounds phasey or off to one side, I know the head's not tracking properly. In mono, that would cancel out and the playback would sound centered no matter where I turned the azimuth screw. BONK BONK BONK Sound of hammer hitting head. -CC |
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Cassette Deck Azimuth Adjustment
In article , ChrisCoaster wrote:
On Oct 4, 12:02=A0pm, (GregS) wrote: You got a mono switch ? greg- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - __________________ A mono switch - that 's the WORST thing you'd want. I align my cassettes with a good headphone on, IN STEREO, and if it sounds phasey or off to one side, I know the head's not tracking properly. In mono, that would cancel out and the playback would sound centered no matter where I turned the azimuth screw. BONK BONK BONK Sound of hammer hitting head. -CC The high frequencies will change. greg |
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