pfarrell;380661 Wrote: > Alfafa wrote: > > Good studio taperecorders(ex. highend studer/revox machines) can go > > 20hz-35khz +/- 1 db if you use the proper tape. > > Not according to the published specs: > http://www.theaudioarchive.com/TAA_Tape_Studer_A820.htm > > # Frequency Response (+/- 1 dB) > > * 30 ips - 60 - 20,000 Hz > * 15 ips - 30 - 18,000 Hz > * 7.5 ips - 30 - 12,000 Hz > * 3.75 ips - 30 - 8,000 Hz > > This machine, the A820 is a professional studio stereo recorder using > 1/2 tape. Most tracking was done on 2" machine, typically with 24 > tracks. If you do the math, each track on the A820 is a 1/4 inch. On a > 2" machine, they are 1/12". Less tape nearly always means less quality > (snr, frequency response, etc.) > > And even if the tape machine could do 30kHz, the mics, preamps, > mixers, > etc can't. > > Wishing that there is tons of masters with significant signal over > 20kHz > doesn't make it so. > I don't believe I've written that I thought that would be tapes/elder recordings with significant signal over 20kHz. I have just said that what the current standard in studios are. I am just afraid if record companies begin to sell music at higher bitrates than 96kHz instead of 96kHz, then I would have to downsample it to 96kHz which I wouldn't like (samplerate conversion is bad in my world and I would prefer to play the file at its native rate) despite that the transporter have a D/A capable of 192kHz(but seems to be limitid by the clock in the transporter)
My father has a studer A820. It is measured to 20hz-33khz +/- 1db. You have just taken the original specs not taking into account that you can actually get better(more modern tapes today - or you could a short time ago). So if calibrated for these tapes you can get better specs, and then there is the fact that studer7revox is quite conservative with their specs pfarrell;380661 Wrote: > > With modern stuff, there is tons of ability to record high > frequencies, > but today's market is mp3s, audio quality is not important. > I can only agree in this. It is a shame that we know can get good quality, but few uses the possibility I I Actually I am still quite hooked on the transporter. So I will borrow one over the weekend and compare it with files of different quality and against my SB3(which I always thought was missing a little "air" in the top comparing to my cd player) -- Alfafa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alfafa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17798 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57631 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
