Not even close to a good reel 2 reel at 7 1/4 inches and some compact metal cassettes can sound better if well recorded. That deck is low end.

Hii um cells and all are working but no sound

No, you don't necessarily need a 3 head deck to get good results with that Maxell UR, but a good deck with calibration facilities (at least bias adjustability) is essential and would definitely improve the performance of that UR.

the tascam is a pretty decent cassette player but for 8-track you really should have used in akai cr 81d or technics. I am a professional archivist and I use an Akai cr81d for sound demos for how good 8-track could be. you also would have benefited by replacing the splices before you even started recording and you didn't show the condition of the pressure pads of the 8-track. if you wanted to blow any 8 track out of the water use a nakamichi dragon cassette deck you can play back one of the earliest pre-recorded cassettes for the late sixties on my dragon and it sounds stunningly good.

I had this for our compaq 4800 series computer back in the day. Parallel port, it was the slowest thing ever.

Can you perhaps mention what VHS player you used and whether the VHS has any sort of TBC on-board? I understood that the BMIP isn't good at managing unstable (non-TBC) signals?

Bigger problem I remember with 8-track was track azimuth. One manufactured cart sounded fine, but another had cross-talk. Some of the final players had fine-tuning knob, but it was already too late for the format. A variation of this cartridge continued to be used in broadcast. They didn't try to jam on eight tracks, so the sound quality was perfectly acceptable.

Looks pretty good. However, the last short segment is a disaster, with video "noise" the size of golf balls! 😮

is the speed of the tape stable or its faster while time pass and the diameter is larger?

I think it would be cool to set up a watchman as a computer monitor. Anyone know if it’s possible?

My sister had the blue toot a loop. I had the white fanpet. No idea what happened to them.

Dolby NR has always sucked for the average home user. Prosumers might have made decent use of it in limited circumstances, but In my mind, it was mostly used as a marketing gimmick. The most important part to making a good cassette recording has always been having a good recording source, a clean, aligned and well working head and mech, and a VU with the ability to manually adjust the recording levels.

Yes, the Shaggs were truly horrible... they were also truly 10 years ahead of their time- not unlike the Fugs, the Sonics, the Velvets, MC5, the Stooges/Iggy and the Dolls! A full decade after the failure of their debut there were bands in England who took what the Shaggs started and brought it to the Euro Top 40 (as well as developing small-but-loyal American cult followings): the Raincoats, Kleenix (aka Lilliput), the Slits, Delta 5 and Essential Logic...

Can't tell over youtube and that deck is not what you should use for any comparison

Jvc invented it, Panasonic pioneered it. The Panasonic is the beast, not Japanese Victor company. The s/n is near 90db.

20+ Years back, I used to spend time FOREVER Bending each Pin Back Individually, Holy Hell This was Before the Boiling Trick became Popular Well Done Sir

I used to like watching it rofl

That's true. VHS Hi-Fi audio is really PCM audio that is recorded on the tape using FM carrier. The best results for dynamic range are only achieved on a machine like yours or one that have manual levels for recording. Newer and lower end VCRs don't have those pots for the Left and Right channel recording level ajust and they use ALC (Automatic Level Control) so the recording level vary according to the level of the input resulting on a even recording so on a quiet part of the recording the machine automatically increase the gain and vice-versa for the louder parts and you loose the dynamic of the recording that should "respect" the quiet part and the louder part of a song for instance. So the best recordings are those made on machines that you can set the recording level and this allow the recording to be more like the original input signal.

How do you know which screen to order for replacement..... Any suggestions?

Yep, the expansion slot was never used in north America. The closest thing to an actual expansion product was a prototype lottery ticket machine made in the USA. I believe it was somewhere in the north west but i could be wrong. The idea of the add-on was so you could buy you lottery tickets at home, but because this was a "childs device" it didn't get developed further. If someone here knows I am wrong please correct me, I read about this years ago.

yeah the result is just insane isnt it. i feel like people are addicted to the pokiness and disjointed feel of digital, but seriously, what good music has been made mainstream in the digital era lol great video and technical comparison

your forgetting to use the run button in supermario. enjoyed the video

7years old: played Pong console played Tank Battle console owned Atari 2600 NES played Turbografx 16 Genesis (computer) SNES N64 Playstation (computer) PS2 (computer) PS3 PS4 (computer) (computer) Now I'm just happy with building my own computers

Considering that you are such a vintage electronics nerd, its sad that you never revealed the vintage electronics world to your daughter. Very sad.

My first console was an NES. My second was a Turbo Grafx 16, I never ever EVER see anyone talking about that console or reviewing any of the Bonk games

Such a great system! I picked up two for cheap at a yard sale this year. Had to renew the 72 pin connectors in both but they are both still going strong! Simple and reliable systems.

to me all the Zelda games are pretty boring and the whole plot never caught me. Many people think different, but I'm okay with that 🙂

The NES was a very cheap and cost reduced system from the first day (even more than the Gameboy). But what was made from it with perfect programming is a masterpiece until today. But the same holds up for the Atari 2600. It's even more impressive, what was squeezed out of it, especially with this tiny "RAM".

JP 1983, NA 1985, EU 1986, UK/IRE/ITA/AU 1987, KR 1989 and BRA/ZA 1993. The cleaning was very satisfying!

do we have an update on the tascam 112?

This man is a liar

This is so dumb fake bad I had to to turn off when he couldn’t tell if it was plastic or walnut lol good for so bad it’s good value

I still have and play my 1987 Nintendo NES. I was 17 years old when I got mine, I'll be 55 years old next month and still love my NES. Mario, super Mario and the legend of Zelda are still my favorite games. So glad it works great for you!! Like me, you will probably find you wind up spending more time with your NES than you planned on.

Use paper when cleaning vhs heads! not this

hello nice video, i just purchased a Black Magic Intensity Pro (NON 4K) version of what u have here! i wonder can it do Analog in 60fps? i kinda wished ur video was uploaded in 60fps and it's nice it's Uncompressed but i would also like to know how will it do with OBS Studio? also with OBS Studio, i know anything analog-wise with OBS Studio, i have to De-Interlace with Yadif 2x to get tha real 60fps because most software doesn't De-Interlace it automatically and my dedicated streaming PC is a DIY build with a AverMedia C027 for my analog stuff but i was wondering because AverMedia is not gunna Support my old C027 passed any Windows newer than 10

I bought a "non working" Sports Walkman WM-SXF44 (made between 1993-1994) from eBay for almost the same price as Jensen and all it needs is cleaned up corroded the battery terminal. I maybe lucky, but 90's era Sony Walkman are affordable (avoid high end models of course)

I would like to get a copy of that Ad..

My 2 cents: there’s hardly any point in discussing whether this is “good” or “bad”. It’s gonna hit some people like sour milk and others like a beam of light from God. What I find fascinating is how the vocals can be so together yet so detached from the rhythm. That would be a brain exercise for any skilled musician to pull off, and they did it by accident? Fascinating. Also, if I can extract the melody from the music, and even extract the lyrics from the melody, i find something that reminds me of sacred harp music. I find it no more “listenable” than some John Cage or Ornette Colman(again, only comparing how “sonorous” or “listenable” it is, not their commitments to their art, genius concepts, or intention, just the final result), and I love and respect both Cage and Coleman. Feels like something to be shared for the sheer amusement and wonder at how such a music could have come to pass.

Thanks a lot for your testing!! Well, I’m back to R2R and SM 900 is my reference. As known K7 cannot compete. Keep up the great work!

Really enjoyed this video. Thanks!

I have used many high fi stereo super v h s machines to record audio only for years

I believe you're overlooking one format.Vhs had a monologue analog recording format.And before the high fi, stereo, it had a stereo two channel analog recording format that was available on v h s machines, and then later on, the high fi stereo came out later

Great demonstration! Is it possible to record audio at normal speed and play it back at a slower speed (or vice versa) as one could with reel-to-reel decks?

The best thing is to buy from iTunes. All you need is a cellular internet connection.

You really need to invest in a Bic Crystal pen, like the creator of the cassette had in his pocket

Had to start it up Monday before going to school because if I did it after school I'd have no time to play Warcraft.

Oh no 😢- I am very sorry this unfortunate situation happened to you….. These things are just not fair…. Please Take Care.

I used this to to record hours worth of continuous nightly radioshows from digital satellite radio onto VHS. The sound was indeed excellent, even in longplay mode.

So cool man love your videos 🚬

I dreamed of having one of these as a kid, when I couldn't be home to watch Redskins games. RIP to the Watchman and RIP to the Redskins.