Orcinus
Active Member
I have a Teac 3340S (4-track) and an A-3300SX (2-track). The heads on the 3340S are pretty worn, and all my recording has been done on the A-3300SX. Right now I am using track 1 and 4 to play my 2-track tapes. I would like to convert the 3340S into a 2-track machine with a 2-track head(and maybe retain 4-track playback compatibility). I don't plan to record on the 3340S, so I would put the 2-track play head where the existing record head lives, and either use the Simul-Sync switches to select 2- or 4-track playback. However, the monitor amplifiers may be set up different for playing from the record head, in which case I would just utilize the two unused playback amps.
My question is this: Has anyone experimented with using different heads than intended for a particular tape deck? I recently saw a nice Otari 2/4-track headstack go on ebay that I was outbid on, I had intended to use the 2-track head for the mod. (It even came with a splicing block attached to the head cover!) Can I use any 2-track head and simply adjust the playback EQ for flat response? Or would I have to use a head from a similar series of deck from a particular manufacturer, due to extreme frequency response differences?
Any further suggestions/advice is certainly welcome!
Here's a pic attached, too.
My question is this: Has anyone experimented with using different heads than intended for a particular tape deck? I recently saw a nice Otari 2/4-track headstack go on ebay that I was outbid on, I had intended to use the 2-track head for the mod. (It even came with a splicing block attached to the head cover!) Can I use any 2-track head and simply adjust the playback EQ for flat response? Or would I have to use a head from a similar series of deck from a particular manufacturer, due to extreme frequency response differences?
Any further suggestions/advice is certainly welcome!
Here's a pic attached, too.