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From: cliff@unmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Re: Noise reduction for CD's
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Date: Sun, 16-Dec-84 19:22:54 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec 16 19:22:54 1984
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> Let me second your comments about dubbing CDs onto analog tape, and add some 
> experience with dubbing onto digital tape as well.
> 
> The best way I have found to dub CDs is actually onto open reel, 1/4 inch,
> half-track tape at 15 ips with DBX type 1.
	...
> Said method actually provides better noise performance than dubbing to
> digital VCR tape, using either a Technics SV-100 (EIAJ 14-bit) or Sony
> PCM-701ES (using 16-bit format).  Of course, these methods have other 
> advantages, such as tape cost, that make them the method of choice for me;
> in fact if not for the cost, I'd probably do all my dubbing onto analog in
> the manner mentioned above.

Hmmm... I don't hear any noise when I dup CD's with my Nak DMP-100 (16-bit).
Maybe I am not listening well enough or the tweaking that Nak requires is worth
it (the Nak is a Sony that meets Nak's tolerance specs).  Any idea where the
noise comes from?  Were those CD's digitally mastered?

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