Convert your Old collection to Gold

It isn't.

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Persiflage

i dont compare the sony walkman with technics deck ... that will be foolish


but it is a cost effective way for decent results ..


well, any one have a sony walkman[originally designed for erope]........!

long back ...i tested my walkman to pc recording ..it was far far better than the Indian sony/akai crappy players .
companies sell cheaply made products..in 3rdworld countries .....specially akai is mass produced in china .....

people get confused with the original AKAI ...

no issues i can understand you have compared with "sony walkman bought in india"

Kaushik,

No offence. I own/ have owned 4 tape decks, including a Technics, before graduating to a Nakamichi 1.5.

While the great days of tape decks are behind us, it still stands to reason that SQ of a dedicated component would probably be better than a walkman. Even the late-stock Yamahas being flogged at 12K today. And why should it be otherwise, the comparison is unfair to the walkman which was designed for a different purpose - miniaturisation, portability, cost constraints et al take their toll.

If nothing else, RCA outs from a deck would cause much lower signal loss/ attenuation than a Y-cable hook-up, the latter being something a walkman would necessarily entail.

Again, am not questioning your individual experience and the fact that the walkman may have met your expectations re. tape archiving.

Regards
Persiflage

i agree, ...well that was long back during college days ,now i do not do re.recoding of cassettes any more .....

if i do, i will follow your route .... as RCA out will be far better source ..

even beyond that i will add some recording soundcard like
ESI JULI [ESI - MaXiO 032e ]
or MaXiO 032e

but ...i disagree at one point...! miniature sized components do outperform at times than ..chinese mass produced bigger ones ..
one example ,my test with GEFEN DAC which out performed my AVR ..as explained in DAC thread


sorry if that was a little offtopic ..

Well, while I love listening to music, and can tell to some extent, the difference in audio quality between a "good" set up and a "not so good" set up, I do not claim to be an audiophile. So, while a lot of your discussions is wasted on me, I can confirm that the Akai tape deck I have is better than some (non-audiophile grade) decks I have heard.

In any case, my intention was not to get amazingly distinct and clear sound, but to be able to listen once again to the music that had on tape itself, once upon a time made me happy. Some of the tapes, I have tried to find CD's for and failed. These I can listen to now.

Hello, this is my very first post here.
Although I am new to the audio gear scene, I happen to be quite well-versed in digital audio formats.
I can confidently claim that the mother of all audio format conversion sites is Hydrogenaudio.org.
Members of that forum are in constant touch with Andre Weitkhof - the developer of ExactAudioCopy and other amazing ripping software such as dbPowerAmp. The list of developers that are members of this site include Gabriel Bovine of LAME, and Josh Coalson of FLAC.
Trust me, think of any audio format and you will find that its' developer is a member in those forums and most of them will answer questions promptly.

On similar lines, the mother of all video format sites is Doom9.net - The Definitive DVD Backup Resource. Try visiting both of them, and I assure you that you won't be disappointed.

Prabudhhadg: Totally agree, it's all about the music, isn't it?

The true test of equipement, too, is only whether it makes the music come alive for you or not. And costlier need never be better.

You'll find that tape archiving is a pretty tedious task (once the novelty wears off) - getting a good 'take', post-processing, splitting, populating ID3 tags etc.

It's probably better to prioritise and focus only on tapes that are out of print.

hdgopala: a warm welcome to the forum.. have spent some time on hydrogenaudio and am quite a fan of eac and dbPoweramp.

Have a browse and do participate in the various discussions; look forward to posts from you.

Hi all, with the help of professional video editing setup i converted my old vinyl & tape collections to cd, came out excellent. When you are conveting from tape make sure to adjust the deck's head by slowly rotating the head's alignment screw clockwise or anti clockwise (spring loaded side) while playing. Definately you will appreciate the difference in audio quality. Follow this step every time when you are recording from tape for desired results. Clean the casette decks head with Isopropyl alcohol before playing for recording.


Regards,
Anil

Thanks @persiflage

I will lurk around for a while, as I am not very well-versed with the A/V gear being discussed here. I am planning to get myself a decent audio system in the not-so-distant future. Maybe, that's when I will start asking questions...