nz@wucs.UUCP (Neal Ziring) (03/02/86)
I did some tests just the other day with my Technics tape deck
and BSR equalizer (yes, from DAK, no straight-wire-with-gain flames, please)
to determine which noise reduction works better for me.
I often use the Equalizer to ``improve'' the frequency response of the
tape deck, and I wanted to see how Dolby C and dbx reacted to that, too.
My results were not conclusive, but...
1. In recording silence, dbx was quieter.
2. In recording music with quick dynamics changes, the dbx
``breathed'' terribly, worse with the equalization than
without it. Dolby C did not breathe at all, as far as I
could tell.
3. Dolby C seemed to work well with or without equalization.
4. In taping music with great dynamic range, the dbx gives you
a bit of an edge. I have never saturated a tape when using dbx.
5. Dolby C is slightly quieter in the very soft passages, I think.
It also seems to have a slightly ``different'' sort of hiss.
One that I find a little less annoying than the dbx-flavor hiss.
Hope these results are helpful to somebody. I make most of my tapes with
dolby B anyway, because my car and office equipment have no noise reduction
at all. Listening to dolby-C or dbx tapes without the appropriate decoding
is irritating.
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