Erik Gavriluk wrote:
(DennisD) wrote:

I am in the process of changing over a 24track to an 8track and wanted
to see if anyone has done this. On the A800 the levels off the MRL are
huge. I can't get the level down to a -6 alignment.

What levels do you align to?

If -6 or -9, how did you get there? I am experimenting with changing
some resistor values to get where I want, but I'm curious what other
people have done.

I have what sounds like the identical heads from JRF on my Studer
A800. No hardware modifications or special tapes were necessary to
calibrate; it came right up.

You do have to go through the full cal procedure with the master osc
and erase current, but I assume you did that. I'll drop John a note
and touch base with him and help get this sorted for you.

The fact that he cannot get the playback level calibration down far enough
makes me strongly suspect that he does not have the correct heads for an A800.

You can't do the full record cal procedure accurately without first doing
the playback cal.
--scott

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