Multiple tapes, so not that (unless its all the tapes).
Caps, could be yeah, tape heads maybe too, I guess ill have to look into it more.
Sounds pretty good other than the fact its rolled off above like 5k hz.
I guess ill open it up and start taking a look.
Clean the heads; demagnetize the heads; fiddle with the alignment (azimuth); reduce the bias, if possible on your unit. Might just be the tapes, too - if they're all old, HF might suffer on all of them (whether pre-recorded or recording onto them now).
Yeah, from the headphone jack or the line out.
Opened it up, nothing looks imediatly wrong inside. All caps looking good at first glance but there is a lot of dark corners to hide inside this reel to reel
Well, I just cleaned the tape heads, and it sounds much better now! All the high frequencies! I am surprised cleaning the tape heads made that much of a difference!
You might still be able to buy proper tape-splicing kits, but if the tape is not too precious then ordinary 'magic' adhesive tape (the stuff you can write on) on the non-playing side works fine as a cheap hack.
Yeah I was looking into that, not sure what Mars Station is though. Interesting though to think of the journey this tape has been through. I wonder when its from...
Tape shed is a real issue with old tapes. Be careful. Get the scientific denatured alcohol if you can. Super pure stuff. Just not on the rubber...clean those with just soap and water.
Interview with someone in the us (mr harris or something like that, friends with bob hope), Person in vietnam asks about new styles and if people are wearing dresses above the knee now
My cousin’s company sells new Indy releases on 8 track and reel to reel if you get more into it. He also does custom transfers of CD’s to tape. He’s a total tape nut. There is a wait because business is booming. https://deadmediatapes.bandcamp.com/
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