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From: lfl@lzaz.UUCP (L.F.LARSEN)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: VCR Audio Distortion
Message-ID: <523@lzaz.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 13-Mar-86 16:23:24 EST
Article-I.D.: lzaz.523
Posted: Thu Mar 13 16:23:24 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 16-Mar-86 08:54:41 EST
Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft
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Keywords: distortion, saturation, pinned VU

I recently purchased two prerecorded videotapes of King Crimson.
When I play them on my video system (Panasonic Hi-Fi VHS and NEC
receiver/monitor) I get a lot of audio distortion.  The VU meter
on the VCR stays at or above +1 most of the time and is frequently
pegged.  This seems to correspond to the audio distortion (just like
it would for an audio system 8^) ).

My question is whether it is simply a saturated tape that I can't
do anything with - other than try to get a [free] replacement from the
manufacturer/distributor.
Or, is there some way to eliminate the distortion without replacing
the tape.  Any ideas?