prophet@umcp-cs.UUCP (06/03/84)
<> Steve Tynor (tynor!uiucuxc) writes: >A caveat about Nak. If you are thinking of making tapes for your >car or for a friend, be forewarned! Nak uses a different equalization >curve than all other manufacturers. Tapes made on a Nak will sound >dull on another brand. Likewise tapes recorded on another brand sound >a bit zingy on the Nak. Steve, you have been misinformed. This rumor has been circulating about Nakamichi tape decks for quite a while. It just is not true. The fact is that Nakamichi decks are in precise adherence to IEC ( International Electrotechnical Commission) standards, which are the accepted standards throughout the world. This rumor is so widespread that Nakamichi has put out an eight-page brochure that explains how this rumor started, and they prove quite convincingly that it is indeed false. The title of the brochure is: "Nakamichi Cassette Equalization: The Standard View". I would advise anyone who questions Nakamichi performance in this regard to stop by the nearest Nakamichi dealer and ask for a copy of this brochure. If you can't find it, I will send you a Xeroxed copy of it if you will send me a large (preferably legal sized) stamped self addressed envelope to: R. Dennis Gibbs University of Maryland Computer Science Center User Services College Park, MD 20742. By the way, I have used my Nakamichi LX-5 to make tapes for the Marantz tape deck in my car; they do not sound "Zingy" or "dull". If you exper- ience this problem when using a Nak deck to record tapes for another deck, the problem is likely misaligned heads in one or both decks, or perhaps the heads need cleaning/demagnitizing. Dennis -- Call-Me: Dennis Gibbs, Univ. of Md. Comp. Sci. Center. UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!prophet CSNet: prophet@umcp-cs ARPA: prophet.umcp-cs@CSNet-Relay
brent@itm.UUCP (Brent) (06/06/84)
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The major difference in recording on the Nak vs. most other decks is
that the Nak uses a VERY fast metering system. Nak-recorded tapes
played back on a deck with standard VU (Volume Unit?) meters will
*appear* to be recorded 5 to 10 dB low, depending on how much the
source material was compressed.
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Brent Laminack (akgua!itm!brent)