I figured it had had enough time to settle. Checked the speed again, and it had drifted to about 3170 (expected). Adjusted it accordingly. Height, azimuth, pb levels were all set with HPR tapes. I transplanted the azimuth, FR and height tapes into XLII-S, Sony UX and BasF ChromDioxid shells respectively.
Set Azimuth with a careful back and forth between the 10k az tape and the FR tape (15 and 18k). Took more time than it should, coz I had to go back to the height tape every time. But it was worth the effort.
My blank stock consists of a variety of brands, from different eras. Plus, the CD1 does not have an external RecLvl cal knob, so I biased (internal) it for the 95-98 TDK D and the level was set for the 80s TDK D. This matches quite nicely with my Sony and BasF Type 1s. The modern TDK D has a higher recorded level, but I don't uses Dolby, so that's not a problem.
For Type 2, I set the bias and lvl for early 2000s XLII-S. This works quite nicely with XLII and UDII, with only slight variations in levels, and a slight anti clockwise turn of the fine bias for the older cassettes.
For Type IV, the only one I had at hand was a TDK MA, so that's what everything is set for. Happy to report that it's laying down 21khz on a TDK D almost flat, and 22khz at around -3db (-20db).
P.S.- No gauges or original Nak tapes here, so I didn't mess with the tilt or torque etc. Works great, and the tapes translate well to my two other decks so that is it. Done for now.
Regards
Kumar
Set Azimuth with a careful back and forth between the 10k az tape and the FR tape (15 and 18k). Took more time than it should, coz I had to go back to the height tape every time. But it was worth the effort.
My blank stock consists of a variety of brands, from different eras. Plus, the CD1 does not have an external RecLvl cal knob, so I biased (internal) it for the 95-98 TDK D and the level was set for the 80s TDK D. This matches quite nicely with my Sony and BasF Type 1s. The modern TDK D has a higher recorded level, but I don't uses Dolby, so that's not a problem.
For Type 2, I set the bias and lvl for early 2000s XLII-S. This works quite nicely with XLII and UDII, with only slight variations in levels, and a slight anti clockwise turn of the fine bias for the older cassettes.
For Type IV, the only one I had at hand was a TDK MA, so that's what everything is set for. Happy to report that it's laying down 21khz on a TDK D almost flat, and 22khz at around -3db (-20db).
P.S.- No gauges or original Nak tapes here, so I didn't mess with the tilt or torque etc. Works great, and the tapes translate well to my two other decks so that is it. Done for now.
Regards
Kumar
