Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!prophet From: prophet@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Nakamichi Cassette Equalization Message-ID: <7338@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Sun, 3-Jun-84 12:59:34 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.7338 Posted: Sun Jun 3 12:59:34 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Jun-84 19:45:45 EDT Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 46 <> Steve Tynor (tynor!uiucuxc) writes: >A caveat about Nak. If you are thinking of making tapes for your >car or for a friend, be forewarned! Nak uses a different equalization >curve than all other manufacturers. Tapes made on a Nak will sound >dull on another brand. Likewise tapes recorded on another brand sound >a bit zingy on the Nak. Steve, you have been misinformed. This rumor has been circulating about Nakamichi tape decks for quite a while. It just is not true. The fact is that Nakamichi decks are in precise adherence to IEC ( International Electrotechnical Commission) standards, which are the accepted standards throughout the world. This rumor is so widespread that Nakamichi has put out an eight-page brochure that explains how this rumor started, and they prove quite convincingly that it is indeed false. The title of the brochure is: "Nakamichi Cassette Equalization: The Standard View". I would advise anyone who questions Nakamichi performance in this regard to stop by the nearest Nakamichi dealer and ask for a copy of this brochure. If you can't find it, I will send you a Xeroxed copy of it if you will send me a large (preferably legal sized) stamped self addressed envelope to: R. Dennis Gibbs University of Maryland Computer Science Center User Services College Park, MD 20742. By the way, I have used my Nakamichi LX-5 to make tapes for the Marantz tape deck in my car; they do not sound "Zingy" or "dull". If you exper- ience this problem when using a Nak deck to record tapes for another deck, the problem is likely misaligned heads in one or both decks, or perhaps the heads need cleaning/demagnitizing. Dennis -- Call-Me: Dennis Gibbs, Univ. of Md. Comp. Sci. Center. UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!prophet CSNet: prophet@umcp-cs ARPA: prophet.umcp-cs@CSNet-Relay