wjm@whuxk.UUCP (MITCHELL) (01/05/84)
As mentioned earlier, there are two brands of dbx noise reduction - Type I (intended for professional applications) and Type II (intended for home use) Most readers of net.audio are interested in Type II and there are three options here; 1 and 2: The "standard" dbx noise reduction units are the 222 and 224 - The 222 is designed for two head tape decks (where one cannot monitor from the tape thus the 222 can either encode or decode but not both at the same time) while the 224 is designed for three head decks (so it can simultaneously encode nd decode, permitting monitoring from the tape). I've been quite happy with my 224, which goes between the preamp and the tape deck in a tape monitor loop. The 224 lists for about $225 and discounts are available. dbx units are generally quite reliable, and they carry a 2 year warranty. If you do need factory service, dbx is in the suburbs of Boston, so you don't have to send the unit to the Far East. 3. the new NR-40, which like the 224 is a simultaneous encode/decode unit. Although the distortion specs aren't as good as the 224 (1% vs <.1%) the price is a bit easier to take. J&R in New York was advertising an NR-40 for $110. As a bonus, all three of these units will decode dbx disks, which are the answer to disk surface noise. The only problem is that there are very few of them around, and I wish there were more. Since undecoded dbx tapes sound awful, you really need a car stereo with a dbx unit (or an outboard dbx unit) to play dbx tapes in your car. Fortunately, many car stereo units include dbx now, and I think there is an outboard dbx unit available for auto use. Bill Mitchell CSO Whippany, NJ (whuxk!wjm)
lat@stcvax.UUCP (01/10/84)
Seems to me I read about a small decoder from DBX that plugs
into your portable cassette player. From the picture I saw
it seemed to be cigar shaped, 3" - 4" long and maybe 1" dia.
I don't remember the details, but seems to me it was `reasonably'
priced and would run for a `long time' on its battery.
If you already have a DBX and a cassette deck, it sounds like
a nice trick. Check your local stereo store.
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Larry Tepper - Storage Technology (disk division)
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DDD: (303) 673-5435spoo@utcsrgv.UUCP (Suk Lee) (01/13/84)
This little gadget is running about
$70 (Canadian ~ $55 U.S. -- OUCH!! )
in Toronto.
From the pooped paws of:
Suk Lee
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