<ilovechristina2004@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> First off, I hope that this subject fits in this category, it's the
> closest one I could find. I know this question is a little weird, but
> my reason for asking is in regards to recording to and listening to
> slightly stretched/wrinkled/warped tapes. I have alot of tapes I got
> used with good music on them (stuff you can't find on CD anywhere
> else), but the previous owners were slightly reckless with the media,
> playing them in cheap players and letting the tapes sit for years
> without moving rewinding or moving them through a trans****t every few
> months. I am convinced that I can get slightly better results with a
> trans****t that s****ts some type of tensioning system, such as a dual
> capstan system. However, right now I can't afford a Dual-Capstan
> system and I really like the deck I have. I currently have an Onkyo
> TA-2600 Deck (3-head, 3-motor, silent trans****t) and it sounds
> beautiful, however only on pristine cassettes. I slightly higher/
> later models had a second capstan/pinch roller (they used the same
> shell and I THINK the same trans****t chassis). How difficult would it
> be to say add a second capstan? That may be next to impossible, so I
> was thinking more of a logical approach. Would it be possible to add
> some sort of tensioning apparatus inside the cassette compartment that
> would stretch uneven/warped tape a bit more so they would have better
> contact with the heads? If this all sounds like too much of a hassle,
> then does anyone know where I could find a cheap (yet high-end) 3
> head, dual capstan system in somewhat decent condition? eBay is nuts,
> craigslist is barren and most for-sale sites list their decks at $200
> or more. I don't have that kind of money right now and can't justify
> spending a crazy amount on a tape deck. I got this TA-2600 for , get
> this, $26 because the left input rac jack was broken. Any help at all
> would be helpful...I think it would be kind of cool to mod this deck a
> little. Thanks!
It's not so much a modification you're asking for, but a redesign, and
that's way outside of what you can do at home unless you have a very well
equipped mechanical workshop. The best dual-capstan decks I know of are
the
****amichis, 482Z, BX300 and the like. They had two capstans of different
diameters, running at different rotational speeds to spread the W&F and
resonances, and also, they two capstans had *very* slightly different
linear
speeds to maintain tension across the heads. The ****amichi heads pushed
the
standard cassette pressure-pads out of the way.
As I think what you're asking for is not feasible, what you need to do is
to
find a way of reducing the effect of wrinkles in the tape. One way is to
increase the pressure-pad pressure, perhaps by fitting a small piece of
foam-rubber behind the pad, inside each cassette. This will have the
effect
of smoothing the tape, but at the expense of increased flutter, and
possibly
even speed accuracy. Speed accuracy can be checked and corrected-for,
there's usually a small adjuster at the back of the motor: flutter you
can't
do much about, although you can try and lubricate the pressure pad with a
DRY lubricant, like graphite. All this is a lot of bother, and needs to be
done per-cassette, but you only need to do it once per tape and copy them
to
CD or MP3/AAC, then play the digital media.
Good luck.
S.
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