-=> Quoting Garth Robinson to Cameron Hall on 18 Nov 97 09:06pm <=-
 -=> Subj: Re: -10dB audio in AUDIO <=-
 CH>> built speakers...  For an apartment, they are rather *LARGE*. 
 GR> I hope you have a broadcast licence..... ;-))  Actually, I must admit
Will a ham radio licence do? 
 GR> the JBL's in our lounge look a little bit big for the room, but then
 GR> both of us enjoy our music, so, what the hell. ;-)
The key is, if you both like 'em, then that's what counts.
 GR>> Unfortunately no, I can't find it on the CD I have here, which is the
 GR>> CD supplied with the card (AWE 64) simply called Sound blaster Awe 64
 GR>> Value. (copyright '97)
Hmmm...
 GR> Actually I think it may need a new playback head soon, it doesn't look
 GR> to bad, but it seems to suffer from slight fading/dropout from time to
 GR> time. I thought for awhile that it may have been the ten-year old tape
 GR> starting to fail, but then some of it has never been used.
Is that A-77 provide the tape tensioning with pads behind the tape on
the record/play heads, and or by the supply/feed spools?  Take dropouts
/ fadeouts can be caused by any number of things:
Worn Tape
Worn Pressure pads behind heads
Worn Heads
Worn Pinch rollers or rollers dried out or need cleaning (Teac rubber
 cleaner comes in handy here)
Insufficiant supply spool tension caused by worn brake pads, belts etc.
Insufficiant take-up spool torque.
Insufficiant pinch roller pressure against capstan.
Not all of these may apply as some spools have their motors supply the
tension.
Head replacement would be the last resort, as the match between your
present tapes and the new head would need to be exact for continued
proformance at the level you have now.
 GR> Spec. variations from machine to machine can be enough to make an
 GR> audible difference. Just my opinion though.
Exactly.  The tighter the specs, the more expensive the machine, and
less variation that *should* occur. :)
Cameron Hall
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