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- From: bobk@sequent.com (Bob Krull)
- Subject: Re: Pioneer "Auto BLE" opinions?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.165755.7059@sequent.com>
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- Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
- References: <10583@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 16:57:55 GMT
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- In article <10583@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu (Wm. L. Ranck) writes:
- >
- >Hello Folks,
- > Does anyone have experience with the Pioneer "Auto BLE" type decks?
- >I was looking at them over the weekend and the idea seems good to me.
- >The deck records a test signal on the tape and then reads it off again to
- >set the bias level for the individual tape in use. I'm not a fan of gee-whiz
- >gadgets but this actually aeems useful.
-
- It *does* seem like a useful feature. I guess that's why major manufacturers
- have neen offering it for the last 10 years ;-).
-
- Ok, that *was* a cheap shot. I don't know anything specifically about
- the Pioneer deck, but I do have two comments. First, I've always just
- considered auto bias adjustment a mandatory requirement. I'd like to
- hear from the net on whether this seems reasonable. Second, just because
- a piece of equipment has a feature "commonly found" on higher-end gear
- doesn't make it quality equipment.
-
- Happy holidays,
- -Bob
- bobk@sequent.com
-