audio_tony
Addicted to Fun and Learning
I still have all of the cassettes I recorded in the late 70's through to the late 90's.
My later (especially post '85) recordings still sound really good.
I had a Technics RS-B18 deck which I spent a lot of time modifying, including fitting a really good REC/PB head.
I never used Dolby, but the Technics mentioned above did have DBX and I used that with a few tapes, however many of the tapes were for use in the car so I didn't make a great deal of use of it.
With regard to Dolby - I found that one could never get reliable results - sure, the hiss was reduced, but compatibility between decks (even well calibrated ones) was always a bit hit and miss, with tapes either sounding dull, or slight pumping effects amongst other things.
Pre-recorded tapes encoded with Dolby never sounded right.
I still have a Technics deck (this time an RS-B605 which has DBX) although it's only used very rarely these days. Usually when I fancy listening to one of my old tapes that I don't yet have on CD.
My later (especially post '85) recordings still sound really good.
I had a Technics RS-B18 deck which I spent a lot of time modifying, including fitting a really good REC/PB head.
I never used Dolby, but the Technics mentioned above did have DBX and I used that with a few tapes, however many of the tapes were for use in the car so I didn't make a great deal of use of it.
With regard to Dolby - I found that one could never get reliable results - sure, the hiss was reduced, but compatibility between decks (even well calibrated ones) was always a bit hit and miss, with tapes either sounding dull, or slight pumping effects amongst other things.
Pre-recorded tapes encoded with Dolby never sounded right.
I still have a Technics deck (this time an RS-B605 which has DBX) although it's only used very rarely these days. Usually when I fancy listening to one of my old tapes that I don't yet have on CD.