This is amazing to me, coming from Walkmans. Adjusted it slightly to perfect phase in FWD, and when I flipped the azimtuh tape over, it was in phase in REV as well! also conformed with my Teac 10K. I disconnected CN-5 (NAAC motor) to check the default azimuth. On a good deck, these two azimuth tapes always agreed with each other, or got very close. I am still not keen on it when playing not only the signal will go through several different materials including soldering points but also it will have and extra interconnect 1m or so which can only work against you, the same for recording.I got the same results from my secondary azimuth test tape, Teac 10K. They have avoided cables and the switches seem of good quality. I don't know about the Sony or the Pioneer but having seen yours inside if there is something good that can be said about it, is that they kept all the connections compact. It's probably the reason most people generally recommend what they use, either because they like it or is the only thing they know. I have a variety of brands of IC's but I always tend to gravitate towards a particular brand that suits my taste. I understand the convenience and the more expensive the interconnects the less you are going to want to be swapping connections on a regular basis. If you were to stick to your original idea and buy identical x12 $100-$200 ICs like you suggested on your original post it is quite a decent amount of money just for convenience. I am still not keen on it when playing not only the signal will go through several different materials including soldering points but also it will have and extra interconnect 1m or so which can only work against you, the same for recording. I have seen the Sony tape switcher on Ebay (3 tape decks vs 4 for the Akai) and also an expensive nice looking Pioneer one.Ĭlick to expand.I don't know about the Sony or the Pioneer but having seen yours inside if there is something good that can be said about it, is that they kept all the connections compact. As expected, people usually recommend the cables they ended up buying or using in their system (nothing wrong with that as most have done their research before buying expensive cables). I am spending some time now reading reviews and discussions about the other mentioned cables. The Morrow cables are as expensive as some AudioQuest or similar brands. I will need 12 interconnects preferably the same brand and I see that Acoustic Research does not make cables anymore and I would be searching a while on Ebay to find matching ones. I am not interested in DIY projects as there are too many variables to control. I know there are many interconnects available on the market from DIY to super expensive. Switching cables from components to the pre-amp every time I want to listen to a different tape deck or record on one is not practical and may eventually damage the connectors (let alone working behind racks) The Akai DS-5 is very convenient and the only way to tell if it degrades the signal is by trying connecting one of my tape recorders directly to my pre-amp and comparing the sound through a connection via the Akai tape switcher.
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