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Messages - Jayeltex

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General Discussion / Re: high end frequency response
« on: November 24, 2010, 06:20:02 PM »
Dear Doc, Ki and Ironbut

Many thanks for your quick responses and your suggestions.

The heads are very clean, having the 1500 for about 3 weeks, the heads have been cleaned at least 3 times (weekly).

With the exception of a few quick trials using some older tape to make sure that everything was working, the only tapes that has been payed
are TP tapes (The Band and The Staple Singers...that's all that were available..I'm waiting for Eileen to call me when the balance of my selections come in)

I did visit my local electronic guru (he is an ex Studer technician) and had him do a careful head alignment on his scope. In fact my first inclination was that the heads were out of alignment. Any small misalignment has now been corrected using his (TEAC company issued) test tape. According to the scope, we have a nice clean flat 20-20 response.

As for the direct out head rewiring, I presume the technican just re-routed directly out to the RCA's.

Could it be a bad tube ?  Is it possible that something happened to the Eros in transit (Eileen told me that Sean checked it carefully and it sounded great before shipping) ?  Is it time for new heads (I think they look ok)...before I have to send the headblock off to Fluxmagnetics (for new heads) I was hoping to find a less expensive solution.

I'm grateful for any other suggestions..

Thank you
jay




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General Discussion / high end frequency response
« on: November 24, 2010, 09:07:38 AM »
I am running a rewired RS1500 (heads directly out) through an Eros tape head preamp

Overall I am finding a lack of smooth open high end frequency response and not much "airy presence" in the sound which I believe should be there. In fact if anything I find the bottom end a little thick and heavy.

Could it be my Line preamp (an EAR 834L) ?

Any suggestions ?

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Reel to Reel Tape Machines / Re: Technics 1500 review in HFNRR July 1978
« on: October 25, 2010, 11:43:29 AM »
I just picked up an rs1500 last week and would love a copy of the report. That would be great


Thanks
jay

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I just ordered a RS-1500 and paid about US$1,300. The machine had been professionally checked, cleaned and tweaked.

jay

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Reel to Reel Tape Machines / Re: Tandberg TD20A SE
« on: October 05, 2010, 10:23:31 AM »
Thank you both very much for your quick responses, very helpful !   I had been told that the Tandberg was an ok machine but I knew in an ideal work Technics or a Revox (I grew up on Revox...)would be most suitable.

stay tuned...

jay

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Reel to Reel Tape Machines / Tandberg TD20A SE
« on: October 04, 2010, 09:16:42 PM »
I have been offered the Tandberg TD20A SE..anyone have any thoughts on this machine. How does it fit in with the Tape Project for playback

would really like some feedback.

thanks
jay

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