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Title: ZP3 Phono Stage's Reel to Reel tape option Post by Steve Deckert on 02/23/17 at 17:40:31 Quote:
The ZP3 when configured with the tape option can then be used for either LP or TAPE. You have to plug one in or the other as there is no switching to select sources. The switching is to select between the TAPE and RIAA equalization. As for going between NAB and IEC you have to adjust a screw, one for each channel. It is easy enough to mark both positions, and when rotating the control to that position you are allowed to hear the top end change as you turn. If you listen to tapes from a variety of sources, especially those beyond today's producers of new master tape dupes, you will find that NAB or IEC is often a bit off from tape to tape. For example, you have a NAB tape and you play it but it sounds a tiny bit bright. Turn the screw slightly to the left and the brightness is gone. Of course many tapes can sound a bit dull, in which case to fix it you turn the screw to the right until the sparkle you were looking for appears. Having a switch to go between NAB and IEC makes this impossible, and as a result would ruin the potential in many of the tapes you might own. It's also important to understand that the equalization and tape bias settings on any tape machine is independent for each channel, so it is common to have one channel be different from the other due to small miss-adjustments during the recording or duplicating process. Having a screw for each channel on the ZP3 tape option makes it possible to quickly dial in the equalization independently for each channel. You'll find that after awhile, worrying about getting it set exactly on NAB or IEC is only necessary as a curiosity to see how perfectly the tape was recorded, and in practice you'll find yourself simply adjusting the screws like a pair of treble controls to make it sound the way you want. If you have a vinyl rig and a tape machine and don't want to swap interconnects when you listen you can use or ZSB silver switch box to switch between tape and LP or just buy two ZP3's and have one set up with the tape option. Steve |
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