Posted by hurdy_gurdyman [ 4.229.195.181 ] on December 04, 2004 at 22:31:11:
In Reply to: Re: Cassette ramblings... posted by hurdy_gurdyman on December 04, 2004 at 22:17:35:
>When I use a deck with no bias adjustment, I usually find one of two brands that work best. Teac and Maxell CrO2 or metal tapes are usually best. But when I have adjustable bias, I can usually make most any tape but the ultra cheap ones sound pretty good. Of course, Fe2O3 tapes always have a little more bass and less treble, but with the right bias setting, I can make them really sound pretty good, flat out to probably 16kHz. The metal tapes are easy to get dead flat out past 20kHz<
The Tascam has specs for it listed as something like "flat to 15 kHz measured at 0 dB with CrO2" Now, 15 kHz doesn't sound that impressive until you remember that most consumer grade cassatte decks were tested at -20 dB. Tascam uses the same pro 0 dB setting as open reel tapes use. I wonder how far the frequency response of the Tascam actually goes if measured at -20 dB. Probably higher then 20 kHz would be my guess. It's hard to compare apples and oranges like this.
Dave
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