Hi all,
I know this has been discussed here and on WBF, but just wanted to get people's view's before I push the button. So, I have bought a Tascam 42, which is getting a Flux Magnetic Extended Response head. I wish to circumvent the internal amplification, so I am having the it wired directly from the head to go into a King-Cello preamp.
The questions I have are as follows:
Is it really necessary to have the wiring be outside the deck? Has anyone had the wire running through the deck and not had a problem? I really don't like the wire on the outside because on the Tascam it will be very trick to thread the tape around and I am also worried about it getting torn off. This assumes the wire will be a good shielded cable - e.g. Transparent or Cardas and will be properly grounded
Is it a problem if the wire is longer than a meter - say about 4' or so. If I wire it through the machine that will probably add about a foot and then I need about 3 - 4'. With the King Cello preamp I can have the preamp near the deck, but if at some point in the future Herve Deletraz puts in a tape preamp into his line stage, I might want to try that, and I would therefore need a longer cable. Has anyone tried longer cables and not had problems? any suggestions? Thanks
I know this has been discussed here and on WBF, but just wanted to get people's view's before I push the button. So, I have bought a Tascam 42, which is getting a Flux Magnetic Extended Response head. I wish to circumvent the internal amplification, so I am having the it wired directly from the head to go into a King-Cello preamp.
The questions I have are as follows:
Is it really necessary to have the wiring be outside the deck? Has anyone had the wire running through the deck and not had a problem? I really don't like the wire on the outside because on the Tascam it will be very trick to thread the tape around and I am also worried about it getting torn off. This assumes the wire will be a good shielded cable - e.g. Transparent or Cardas and will be properly grounded
Is it a problem if the wire is longer than a meter - say about 4' or so. If I wire it through the machine that will probably add about a foot and then I need about 3 - 4'. With the King Cello preamp I can have the preamp near the deck, but if at some point in the future Herve Deletraz puts in a tape preamp into his line stage, I might want to try that, and I would therefore need a longer cable. Has anyone tried longer cables and not had problems? any suggestions? Thanks
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