
1
Tape Sings
Continued from page 92
another
story. Played
through their
own
speakers
most cartridge systems
sound
like
table
-model FM
radios.
Bass is not really
adequate by
audiophile standards, and treble
has been
boosted to provide
a slightly un-
natural
sound. Played
through
a component
system, Fidelipac,
Lear, and
Norelco
car-
tridges
all sound somewhat better -though
none is the
equal
of a good
71/2-ips
reel -to-
reel tape.
The best sound
comes from Fidelipac (we
sampled some of International Tape
Car-
tridge Corp.'s Command titles),
which
pro-
vides
generally
good
and full
bass response
through a
big speaker
system. Mid -range
is
accurately
reproduced,
as is treble.
We
found
only
a
slight
mellowing
of the upper
ranges, compared with
a disc copy
of
the
same music. The Lear -Jet system produces
a
similar frequency
response
(on
the basis
of RCA Victor
recordings
by Morton
Gould,
the Boston Pops,
and
Peter Nero), but there
is
a definite
increase
in tape hiss and a slight
accentuation of
treble response
compared
to
Fidelipac.
"Check
the
side
window, Boss! There's
a blond, about
23,
5'
9 ", 1 20 lbs...."
FEBRUARY
-MARCH,
1967
This table
-model player
also accepts Nor -
elco
cassette. Lid
exposes speaker grille.
Norelco's
I %B -ips
tape has slightly less
audible
tape
hiss
than
Lear
-Jet, but
a slightly
less
natural
treble sound as
well.
At the
same time,
Norelco's
bass tones are
not as
clear or
crisp as Fidelipac's (tests were
made
with
cartridges
recorded
from Command
discs).
Wow
and
flutter, however, which
used to
bedevil reel -to
-reel
slow
-speed
recordings,
are inaudible on
all these systems. And
while
none of
these systems offers
a
hi -fi
alternative
to a good
component disc- or
tape-
reproducing
system,
one
significant
fact
remains. For
the truth of the matter is that
all
can
produce
excellent results on the
road.
White's
Radio
Log
Continued from page 111
17805
17810
17815
17820
17825
17845
-
PCJ
-
TAV
-
LLN
-
-
Deutsche Welle
Relay
R.
Nederland
R. de Sao
Paulo
R. Ankara
R. Australia
R.
Canada
R. Norway
R. Japan
R. Sweden
Kigali, Rwanda
1745
Hilversum,
Netherlands
1500
Sao
Paulo,
Brazil 2200
Ankara, Turkey
1415
Melbourne,
Australia
0330
Montreal,
P.Q.
1745
Oslo, Norway
1500
Tokyo,
Japan
0800
Stockholm.
Sweden
1400
WNYW
R. New
York
New York,
N.Y.
1305
Worldwide Cairo.
Egypt
1330
17850 - United
Arab BC Brussels,
Belg.
1715
17860
ORU V. Friendship Nicosia,
Cyprus
0900
17885 - BBC
Relay
Budapest Hungary
1930
17890
- R. Budapest Accra,
Ghana
1500
17910
-
Ghana BC
Prague,
Czech.
0330
I3
-Meter
Band
-21450
-21750
kHz
21450
R. Prague
Lisbon,
Portugal
1815
21495
CSA67 R. Nacional
Melbourne,
21540
R. Australia
Australia
0100
21545
Ghana BC
Accra, Ghana
457
21600
R. Tanzania
Dar es
Salaam,
Tanzania
530
21665
R. Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
930
21670
LLP
R. Norway
Oslo,
Norway
500
21685
R. Budapest Budapest, Hungary
930
21730
LLQ
R. Norway Oslo, Norway
500
21790
V.
Denmark Copenhagen,
Denmark
330
115
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