[Vintage-Audio] Cassette Audio Quirk?

[wolfbob]

My Sony CDRW does cassettes good. I set it on SBM/LIMITER/EQ off, usually, 
but run SBM somethines.Never noticed any distortion related to hiccups. 
Don't like limiters or eq in any form.

Bob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: <vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 3:22 PM
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Cassette Audio Quirk?


>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I keep encountering a problem every time that I remaster the audio on a
> cassette tape to a CD format.
>
> Yes, for those of you who may remember this, I have also recorded the
> cassette audio to my Sony DAT deck and converted the mono on the cassette 
> to
> stereo on the DAT.
>
> The Master DAT is perfect, at least to my finely tuned ears. However, when 
> I
> feed the DAT to the Sony CDRW deck to create a CD, things go a bit crazy.
>
> The CDRW apparently hears a snap or a crackle or a pop or ...? When it 
> hears
> this noise, not audible to me, it causes distortion in the CD recording.
>
> I have changed all input/output cables from the amplifier to the DAT, from
> the DAT to the amplifier, from the CDRW to the amp etc. All are the Gold
> plated heavy audio cables six feet in length.
>
> I have tripled checked the Yamaha cassette deck and all of the other
> hardware that is involved.
>
> I can not find anything wrong with anything.
>
> This only happens when I am trying to convert an audio cassette to CD, 
> makes
> no difference if the cassette is in mono or stereo or identical mono on 
> both
> stereo tracks.
>
> Have any of you encountered any issue like this one involving a cassette
> tape?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
> E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
> Hallicrafters web site: www.w9wze.net
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>
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