Conference hips::uk_audioo

    Grant,
    
    My advice is FORGET the graphic equalizer all together! Your money
    would be better spent elsewhere in your system. I feel a bit of
    Deja-vous here. What benefits do you feel the graphic equalizer
    gives you?? After all I can't remember the last time I adjusted
    the bass and treble on my amp. The are several quality amps on the
    market that don't have tone control at all, there must be something
    in that. 
    
    Either improve your front-end, or if you still feel the need
    to tweak bass and treble derives from the inadaquacies of your amp,
    then replace that. Remember garbage-in garbage-out!!
                                           
    For good sounds you don't need a system that looks Houston mission 
    control!!
    
    Spend your hard earned money wisely.
    
    
    /Dave.
    

    re-1 Dave
    
    I have already upgraded my amp recently.  My original set-up was
    as follows
    
    
    JVC AK-100 amp
    Sansui PD-30 turntable
    JVC KDV-100 cassette deck
    JVC SEA-11 Graphic Equalizer
    AR 8Ls book shelf speakers
    
    I then got a CD player and so I upgraded my amp to the Sansui I
    have now.  I then bought a Ariston Q-Deck and aTechnics tuner a few 
    months ago.
    
    The reason  why I am asking about connecting a twin tape deck through
    the SEA-11 is because it was part of my original set-up that I bought
    back in 1985-86.
    
    As for the equalizer making a difference I think it does.  I don't
    use the tone controls on the amo at all.
    
    Are you sugesting that I sell my equalizer and buy the twin tape
    deck.

    Has anyone got any opinions about the DENON DWR-750 twin cassette
    deck?
    
    Also does anyone have a copy of MAY 1989 What HiFi magazine that
    I can borrow.
    
    I am located in Queens House RDL 1E.
    
    Thanks in advance
    Grant    
    

    Grant,
    
    Personally I would get rid of the graphic equalizer! If you are
    really intent on having a twin tape deck then I imagine the Denon
    will be as good as any. I'm not familiar with the model myself, but I have
    a Denon DR171 which is excellent. I don't know what features the
    Denon you are interested in has, but perhaps try and avoid the "fast
    dubbing" type of machine (ie- you can do tape to tape at double
    speed). I've got a Sharp ghetto blaster with this facility and quite
    honesty it's rubbish. 
    
    Better still if you want to do tape to tape buy 2 tape decks. I
    think you'll get much better results from two good quality single
    decks than one all singing all dancing twin deck.
    
    Cheers,
    
    Dave. 
                 

    re-1
    
    
    Dave,
    
    	The DENON is a new model that came out a few months ago.  What
    HiFi tested it in may and said something about it in the june issue
    and said it was 1 of only 2 twin tape decks that were any good.
    It has Dolby B,C & HX-PRO.
    
    The reason I am considering a twin deck is because I don't have
    enough space or power sockets for 2 tape decks.  If I got rid of
    my equalizer I would have enough power sockets but I still would'nt
    have the space for the 2 tape decks.
    
    Grant

    I have the DENON DRW750,and find it has good sound reproduction
    even when I use the high speed dubbing facility,until a few months
    back I was using a single Pioneer deck and I find the DENON far
    superior all round,Since then I have changed my whole set up to
    a DENON amp,tape deck,PHILIPS cd,MITSUBISHI video and MISSION speakers.
    Anyway,besides all that I would recommend the DENON
    
    
    Kirk...

    re-1
    
    Thanks for the info
    
    What features does the DRW750 have ?
    
    Grant

    
    
    FEATURES ON THE DRW750
    
    o	2-Speed dubbing
    o	1 control panel for the 2 decks
    o	Relay play
    o	Music search
    o 	Auto tape selector(automatically sets bias and equlizer levels)
    o	Dolby B & C,HX-PRO
    o	Manual bias adjustment
    o	Memory stop
    o	Auto Rec mute
    o	Fluorescent 4 digit counter for both decks
    o	Left and right channel output indicators covering a range from
    	-20db to +10db in 12 stages
    
    
    Hope this helps,
    
    			Kirk.....

    re-1 Thanks Kirk
    
    Well I raided my bank account yesterday lunchtime and bought the
    DRW750.
    
    Grant

    Grant,
    	  If I'm not asking to much,how much did you pay for the DRW750
    
    
    Kirk......
    

    re-1
    
    229.99 pounds from Laskys.
    
    What sort of blank tapes do you use ?
    
    I am looking for some good chrome tapes, Do you have any 
    suggestions ?
    
    Grant
    Grant
    
    

    
    I've tried a few but have always stuck with TDK SA type tape,they
    reproduce the sounds well time after time,and are not too expensive.
    
    
    Kirk....

    I prefer the TDK SA-X, a little bit cleaner up top.

    Well I bought a 3 pack of TDK SA-X.
    

    
    My recomendation for chrome cassette is Sony ucx-es tape. I have
    all sorts of tapes and these are my favourite.
    
    juju
    xxxx