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  • PicaDiet@alien.topBtoAudiophileA different setup...
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    1 year ago

    Awesome looking setup!

    Just FYI- you should always slack the tape away from the heads when you power it up or down. Electrical spikes can easily make it onto the tape, and then you have a pop or a dropout every time you play that spot. Keeping tape tension also leaves the dancer arm calling for torque the moment it is powered up.

    An A-3340 was my first tape machine in 1987. First prosumer deck to offer “Simul-Sync”. I learned how to record on one of those. What awesome memories!


  • PicaDiet@alien.topBtoAudiophileHelp From Audiophiles
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    1 year ago

    As long as you realize that audiophiles are largely a visual bunch you should be able to figure it out. Sound is important, but how individual equipment components look, and how those components are presented as a system are equally, if not more important. The visual impact the system leaves, usually either by fitting in perfectly with the rooms other decor or completely overwhelming the room’s decor are every bit as critical as how they sound. Either assimilated or cluttered is appropriate.