for the last 2 years i've used my Studer A-820 instead of my Ampex ATR-102. Jeff Gillman of Precision Motor Works did a full refurb on this ATR-102, but since it's set up for NAB EQ and almost all my tapes are IEC it has just sat there. it requires more skill than i have to properly adjust it for IEC EQ. i can have Jeff Gilman set up a separate set of sound cards for IEC so i can switch them but i've not yet decided to spend that money.
Saturday i decided to warm it up and play it; i do have a few NAB 15ips tapes and i want Ki to install a head switch so i can listen to it thru the King Cello. so i listened to my NAB Kind of Blue. really quite good (very lively and dynamic) but i could tell it was a bit rough compared to the Studer thru the King Cello.
i had been trying it plugged into the dirty power outlet. i then tried it thru the Equi=Tech powered Oyaide power outlet. it was like night and day. huge difference in refinement, noise floor, and detail. like a whole different tape deck. it was much more like the Studer thru the King Cello.
what does this tell us? i'm not exactly sure but it seemed like something that might be helpful to know. next i'm going to try my stock Technics RS-1500 with both dirty and Equi=tech power and see what that does. i also need to switch back and forth with the Studer; which has been plugged into the Equi=tech along with the King Cello.
i only have one Equi=tech outlet in the vicinity of the RTR decks, so i've purchased an Oyaide R-1 MTB-6 power strip to give me more outlets in that area. they are all analog and there are no high power amps so it should work well.
Saturday i decided to warm it up and play it; i do have a few NAB 15ips tapes and i want Ki to install a head switch so i can listen to it thru the King Cello. so i listened to my NAB Kind of Blue. really quite good (very lively and dynamic) but i could tell it was a bit rough compared to the Studer thru the King Cello.
i had been trying it plugged into the dirty power outlet. i then tried it thru the Equi=Tech powered Oyaide power outlet. it was like night and day. huge difference in refinement, noise floor, and detail. like a whole different tape deck. it was much more like the Studer thru the King Cello.
what does this tell us? i'm not exactly sure but it seemed like something that might be helpful to know. next i'm going to try my stock Technics RS-1500 with both dirty and Equi=tech power and see what that does. i also need to switch back and forth with the Studer; which has been plugged into the Equi=tech along with the King Cello.
i only have one Equi=tech outlet in the vicinity of the RTR decks, so i've purchased an Oyaide R-1 MTB-6 power strip to give me more outlets in that area. they are all analog and there are no high power amps so it should work well.