Cassettes had the worst DR of any source at the time. The main reasons were its slow speeds and tape width. I think it was the 70’s when I had the top of the line Akai cassette deck with servo buttons and glass heads which compared favorable to others like the nakamichi decks. I also had a teac 7” R2R deck with speeds up to 7.5ips. The teac was so much better sound wise. Then 10 years ago I got an Otari 5050bl with 15ips. For a 20 year old deck, Sound quality was fantastic. 3 3/4 speed sounded like crap compared to 7.5ips, and the 7.5 ips sound was flat compared to the 15ips. Speed for tape matters
What is the least compressed signal?
Hello everyone.I was wondering what everyone's thoughts might be about what is the least compressed front end signal? A friend of mine recently told me that radio signal is compressed. So I thought maybe a direct connection to a CD player? Or, since CDs are pretty compressed, maybe a record player? Thoughts?
the reason I ask is, my friend recently gave me a fantastic pair of speakers. And I've been listening to the radio through them. He had a disgusted look on his face and told me I was not using these speakers how they were meant to be used, because the radio signal is kind of crappy and compressed. I would love to use the speakers as they were intended. Meadowlark kestrel hot rods hooked up to an Integra receiver w/ kimbers
the reason I ask is, my friend recently gave me a fantastic pair of speakers. And I've been listening to the radio through them. He had a disgusted look on his face and told me I was not using these speakers how they were meant to be used, because the radio signal is kind of crappy and compressed. I would love to use the speakers as they were intended. Meadowlark kestrel hot rods hooked up to an Integra receiver w/ kimbers