Re: Actually...

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Posted by youweirdo on October 12, 2005 at 00:30:52

In Reply to: Actually... posted by soundnut on October 11, 2005 at 12:09:49:

Now you sir (soundnut) make some sense. You take a good source, say a Frank Sinatra record and make a cassette of it. Then make a CD of it with using a decent ADC like Apogee. Listen to both and you'll notice the CD is a little clearer, a little more stereo and the cassette a little hissy but has a quality you kind of like. The CD will probably sound "more like" the record but a well recorded cassette on a good machine makes a "nice sounding" copy, not necessarily as accurate as a CD. But if you "push" the level into the cassette deck you get a nice little 'tape compression', an effect not easily emulated on an ADC, which simply CLIPS when pushed. I have some records on vinyl and cassette, which I listen to occasionally, and never bothered getting the CD and wont be selling my Yamaha C300 for at least awhile.

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Topic - Does analogue cassette has more resolution than CD ? - Rick 05:47:06 10/09/05 (17)

CD's more "accurate", but cassettes on good decks still have the "analog" warmth and ease (nt) - docw 10:05:43 10/11/05 (0)

Re: Does analogue cassette has more resolution than CD ? - Hilage 20:50:49 10/09/05 (0)

NO! - grhughes 08:57:27 10/09/05 (0)

If you mean, as a recording medium will cassette sound better? - soundnut 07:44:49 10/09/05 (13)

Re: If you mean, as a recording medium will cassette sound better? - Bob Track 09:01:49 10/10/05 (12)

Technically speaking, you're right. - soundnut 12:49:46 10/10/05 (11)

Re: Technically speaking, you're right. - Rick 13:25:23 10/10/05 (10)

Huh... - soundnut 14:15:43 10/10/05 (9)

Re: Huh... - Hilage 21:20:00 10/14/05 (0)

Comment by Mark Levinson - Rick 07:21:29 10/11/05 (3)

Re: Comment by Mark Levinson - oldglide 13:05:35 10/11/05 (1)

Tapes - kawzx7 12:24:08 10/12/05 (0)

Re: Comment by Mark Levinson - soundnut 11:38:54 10/11/05 (0)

Re: Huh... - Rick 06:26:50 10/11/05 (3)

Actually... - soundnut 12:09:49 10/11/05 (2)

Re: Actually... - youweirdo 00:30:52 10/12/05 (1)

Yup. - soundnut 05:23:52 10/12/05 (0)

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Re: Actually... - youweirdo 00:30:52 10/12/05 (1)

Yup. - soundnut 05:23:52 10/12/05 (0)

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