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From: prophet@umcp-cs.UUCP (Dennis Gibbs)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Request for info: Denon tapes
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Date: Fri, 12-Apr-85 16:44:24 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 12 16:44:24 1985
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I bought a case of Denon DX-7 tape when I purchased my Nakamichi LX-5.  I used
about half of them when I decided to either give them away or use them  in  my
less demanding applications.  The reason was because  the  tape  seemed  to be
quite inconsistant in comparison with Maxell XL-IIS, my current tape of choice.

The Denon tape does sound very good, but on  a  couple  of samples,  the highs
seemed muffled and compressed.  Also, one sample was apparently not compatible
with the diffused-resonance dual capstan transport on my tape deck, it  didn't
actually jam but it sounded like it wanted to, making lots of scraping  noise.

I haven't had any such problem with any other brand of tape, including Maxell,
TDK, or Fuji.  Overall, it was a nice sounding  tape,  but  inconsistant--And
consistancy of quality is important to me.

                     Dennis
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