JVC TD-V661 Tape Calibration with 1996-97 Maxell XLII Cassette Tape
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- I will be using a JVC TD-V661 cassette deck to record a mix tape, so I took the opportunity to create a video on how I calibrate my tape deck with a 1996-97 era Maxell XLII cassette tape.
Sorry, no music. I don't want to be flagged by RUclips's content matching bot. If you're curious about the mix tape playlist, it is in the video.
Thanks for watching!
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Thank you for demonstrating the calibration function on our awesome JVC TD-V661 3HEAD Tape Deck.
I was making a CD to tape recording for a friend who has a very nice vintage Hi-Fi rig, like myself and wanted to make the best quality recording possible.
The first attempt was way too distorted but, after your demo the second recording turned out beautifully, I mean a night to day difference.
The tape recording sounds so amazing! This JVC deck never ceases to impress me.
Thank you again.
I’m glad you found joy!
That's a NICE looking JVC deck, with great features. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Great video ! I have one of these and its truly awesome ... I can honestly say ...... its my number 1 deck ! ... I also have a JVC TD-V66 .... among others ...
Thanks! The JVC TD-V66 looks like a great deck!
Love your videos and music choices btw. I’m an 80’s guy as well 🤗
You and Tony are the worlds best tape professors:) Thank you so much for your videos...
Thank you very much!
that V661 is killer.. I always find lower end JVC's.
I considered the V661 as a mid-range and accessible 3-head deck. I have a lower end 3-head model, the JVC TD-V531.
I wish I had one of those!
The lower JVC is like my JVC...and has the auto calibration in it...it is a JVC TD-W354
Kennynva yeah, the W254 used to be my daily playback deck before I replaced it with a RX-202. I wish I had one like yours with the auto Cal.
What was the deck calibrated to internally when u posted this video ?
Internally calibrated to XLII
i bought a really cheap beat up denon DR-M11 about five years ago and put it in storage without even checking to see if it powered on. got around to trying it today: cleaned the exterior, heads/tape-path & cassette-well (this was disgusting; one of the worst i've seen). came out very nice -- the top cover isn't wonderful, but that doesn't matter in a shelf stack. anyway, i figured there'd be some stuff that needed fixing, but after a quick test, couldn't see any obvious speed or mechanical issues beyond a couple of scratchy pots. isn't that odd for a deck from c.1984? of course, i've no idea of the machine's history...
all that to say, now that i have a working deck set up, enthusiasm level is off the scale . . . (and now, a bit more on-topic for this video) just spent something like four hours experimenting, making recordings, trying the different noise-reductions, adjusting the bias... it's like a game, attempting to get as close to your source as possible. the 2-head process of audition-record-playback-repeat didn't get tiresome and i was eventually able to dial in what i consider to be pleasing results from a lowly maxell-UR. seems like i had to use quite a lot of negative bias to get there. never had a deck with a bias-adjust before. think i'll need to post up a little list of settings nearby if i'm going to be making a lot of recordings on different tapes.
well, that was my first real step back into the taping world in around 15 years... this is going to be fun.
hirelingful this is how it starts, lol. You will soon get curious about 3 head decks that can fine tune bias and maybe even a tone generator, and the ability to monitor a tape while it's recording. You will eventually seek out that fix and purchase a deck like mine, mwhahaha! I mean...lol.
@@TechieZeddie
ha! it's only a matter of time. i'm already hooked.
so far i've just been working out what to record. i figure on doing a few mixes to start. material i don't own (& no digital backup) will boost the "value" of each comp and provide extra justification for going this route. didn't anticipate an urge to pair up the contents with a period-appropriate cassette, adding another layer to the thing -- a whole new object right out of the past! late '80s-early '90s TDKs would suffice for most of what i'm doing with digital sources. maybe higher-end chromes for jazz. i'll fill a few URs and do custom j-cards for those first, see where that gets me before spending big on older tape...
@@hirelingful that's what I try to do: match up the content with the tape (90s songs on 90s tape, 80s songs on 80s tape, etc).
@@TechieZeddie
figured i'd stick with the TDKs. it's like an "authenticity catch-all": good for a lot of digital sources where an original CD release came significantly later, plus, i think i just want to record on the most ubiquitous cassettes of my youth. i'd like to go higher-end, but the 1988-1991 Ds are still at decent prices.
@@hirelingful nothing wrong with that! In fact, there's a lot of right! :). I find the "entry level" cassettes sound great when recorded with good equipment.
Anyone want one of these I ha e a mint one
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