One area of possible interest is how to upgrade/adjust some models in order to be able to reach the higher bias that is required for modern (high output tape) as many old models were set to work with lower output tapes, that are no longer available as new stock.
One area of possible interest is how to upgrade/adjust some models in order to be able to reach the higher bias that is required for modern (high output tape) as many old models were set to work with lower output tapes, that are no longer available as new stock.
Just get a good recommendation for a reliable Cannuck tech to send it to. He'll know what to do. If you do not have any other cassette tapes you want to play properly on it, have him align it to a standard tape. If you have some tapes made on another deck, send one with it, and have him align to that. If all you have is pre -recorded tapes, he can just align it to a standard tape.
Excuse me for butting in... I have quite a few R2R blank tapes that came with my deck. They are Maxell UD35-180/B and they sound fine on playback. A couple of years ago, Guitar Center was selling out their stock of Quantegy reel tape but all they had was the 499 on 10" reels. I realized at the time that these tapes had different bias' but figured I'd cross that bridge when I got there. Well, I'm much closer now and I'm wondering if there's a good/proper way of biasing my deck (Akai GX-400D) to accommodate both tapes for recording and playback. Any thoughts would be most appreciated...Thanks
From Feb. 1983 , HIGH FIDELITY magazine.:yes: Note Nakamichi BX-1, Revox B-710 Mk. II. ,etc.
I can't remember the akai specifically, but if there's something like a "Bias Hi Lo" switch, you can adjust each position for a brand of tape.
My TEAC 3340 has two switches: EQ and Bias.They have two positions: High and Normal.
I have left it at "Normal" because I don't know better, and I can't hear any difference. (Anything wrong with me?)