Re: [ARSCLIST] cassette crackle

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And then there were all the tapes I recorded on my lovely Teac, using bulk 
erased tape, and took to play at the CBC where their Studers had butterfly 
playback heads.

Wump.
Wump.
Wump.
Wu-wu-wu-WUMP.

And not Gossamer.

Michael Biel wrote:
> I know that this is controversal because of the effect on the bass when 
> playing a tape back with a head that has a narrower track than the tape 
> had been recorded with.  But using a head with a narrower track can 
> overcome a lot of problems on old tapes.

> Some of you other old-times might remember the "Head Track Selector" 
> that Revere/Wollensak had on their early quarter-track stereo 
> playback/mono record machines.  

I remember it well. I probably have one of those machines here..no idea if it 
will even power up, since it probably hasn't been used since the early 60s.

dl