On Mar 16, 11:15 am, "Serge Auckland" <sergeauckl...@[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!
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> 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.
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> 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.
>
> --http://audiopages.googlepages.com
Very sound advice. Thank you. I'm glad noone's telling me to "just
forget about cassettes and get an iPod." Tapes sound
better...period. This sounds like a good thing to try, but if anyone
else has any opinion, I'm still open to suggestions. Thanks!
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