Yamaha KX-930 Cassette Deck & Trance Music On Maxell Tape

[JohnnyStereo487]

Nice Yamaha KX-930 Cassette Deck From Late 90's

[ADADADA1]

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[olaniyi570]

I still love tapes!!!

[sergio62549]

na minha opiniao os tape decks yamaha sao os melhores, eu tenho um kx-300, ele grava muito com qualidade de cd, fora o dolby c dele que uma coisa fora do comum, otimo deck esse tb deve gravar a mesma coisa, eu recomendo, decks yamaha, sao os melhores

[StencilMax2000]

I've got those Maxell tapes same as this one, 20 of them wrapped brand new . I used to mix tracks and record it but I get bored after 12 mins so... btw quality of sound is better than my MP3 Creative MuVo V200 . weird weird analog vs digital ..

[ksx4system]

what's the name of a song?

[angelodagnolo]

Aiwa's and for those who can afford them Nakamichi's are by far the best tape machines out there. I own a ADF800 and the newer ADF850 and these machines record very, very well indeed. MP3's are a total waste of time. Analog forever!

[killmore75]

Nice tape deck. I the yamaha KX-500U. I think it was made in 1989. It has no auto reverse and It sound really good back in the day when using maxell tapes XL2-S90. Hey where's your cover?

[lewis72]

I have a KX-500. Bought in 1988 for £210 plus £10 for the remote. It doesn't have all the features of the KX-930 but was seen to be a very good deck in '88.

[ADADADA1]

Name of music?

[X2000R]

@ADADADA1

E-mail me and I can tell you where to find it.

[antunkatona]

This is one very nice cassette deck! Can you tell me if the recordings made on this Yamaha sound good on other decks?

[X2000R]

@antunkatona

It's very hit and miss. Depends on the other deck. Some tapes do, others don't. There is no one-size-fits-all answer.

[antunkatona]

Still, it sounds fantastic! I'd like my next deck to be a Yamaha so will have to do some research on that. Apart from your kx930, is there any other you'd suggest?

[cinema33]

Music sounds better in analog, i.e. tape. Why because music was originally done on tape. Also digital (CDs) has its limitation. It does not give you all the dynamics like a tape.

[bumtownv2]

@cinema33 What if it was mastered on digital?

[cinema33]

@bumtownv2 You will still get the analog sound. Of course it would be best if you can record analog to analog. But I do hear a big difference. Still you are still hearing music through the analog medium. CD sound converts to analog sound on a tape.I invite you to try it. Record a CD to cassette and compare. Listen specially to the cymbals. Analog adds a bit of musical distortion/harmonics. Cymbals are not meant to sound clean or sterile like on digital. Maxell XLII-S cassettes are excellent.

[Watcher3223]

For the limitation, WHY does it not give you the dynamics?

Explain the limitation.

[cinema33]

@Watcher3223 Analog depends on physical elements such as magnetic attraction. The tape head detects (physically) the magnetic particles of the tape. The CD medium is not physical it functions in numbers. Correction: I did not say CD does not give you dynamics, I said "ALL" the dynamics. But again, you have to listen to both mediums to compare.

[Watcher3223]

The physical element is a carrier, where an electric signal is converted into a form that is suited for storage for later reproduction.

And the heads don't "detect" magnetic particles but, rather, converts electric signals into magnetic variation that is printed onto the binder and back again when the magnetic print is run through the head, which converts it back into an electric signal.

[cinema33]

@Watcher3223 --Check out Youtube video-"6BG6GA in a 6L6 tube amplifier". Maybe you will be able to hear the difference. I can just imagine how it would sound if one is in the room.

[Watcher3223]

@cinema33

"Check out Youtube video...."

Irrelevant to the topic at hand. I wasn't talking about valves versus solid state in amplification. That's a whole different topic there.

Plus, you are bound by limits of the equipment used to record the sound and the limitations by hearing them from YouTube on computer speakers.

[Watcher3223]

@cinema33

In addition, vaguely describing the basic principle of magnetic tape still does not elaborate on why digital audio does not allow accurate reproduction of sound within its bandwidth.

[cinema33]

@Watcher3223-the answer, "compression".

[Watcher3223]

@cinema33

"The CD medium is not physical it functions in numbers."

PCM is a form of signal modulation, no different in basic idea to analog systems despite differences in execution.

There will be two basic units in any modulation scheme; one for amplitude of a signal and the other for frequency. You record these values and use the information to reproduce the signal later.

You are converting a signal into a form that can be broadcast or recorded with bandwidth being the limitation.

[cinema33]

@Watcher3223 Digital sound is compressed, therefore it sounds different than the original source. Dynamics in sound is changed, this is the problem. So, you mean there is NO difference in sound reproduction?

[Watcher3223]

@cinema33

"Digital sound is compressed, therefore it sounds different than the original source."

How is it compressed?

What is the function of this compression that you speak of?

And, if you want to talk compression, if you use noise reduction on analog tape such as Dolby System in any of its flavors or DBX, you are employing compression on recording and expansion on playback.

If you play an LP, you are employing compression (RIAA curve) and expansion on playback (RIAA reverse curve).

[Watcher3223]

@cinema33

The benefit of PCM is that the process is simpler to execute, which reduces what must be done to record the signal and reproduce it later.

Now, whether or not it sounds better is totally up to whomever uses it.

In my observation of many recordings, digital and analog, the bigger limitations were the talent of the people using the technology to record works rather than the technology itself.

[cinema33]

@Watcher3223 Well, it sounds like you know the "technical" aspects of sound. You know more than me. But musically/harmonically you may not know the difference. I been a musician for over 20 years. The same reason why guitar players prefer old tube technology to get a sound pleasing to the ear. Example, tube guitar amplifiers cost much more and are preferred by professional musicians because they sound better. Yes, according to the best guitar players.Also listen to tube stereos here on youtube.

[cinema33]

@cinema33- Also most recording engineers refuse to record on anything other than a tube guitar amplifier. They know what SOUNDS good.

[cinema33]

@Watcher3223 The first CDs that came out in the mid 80's had a note mentioning the limitations of digital music. Basically it said that it would not capture all the original source, it would not sound the same. Years later it was taken out. Not good for sales.

[Watcher3223]

"The first CDs that came out in the mid 80's had a note mentioning the limitations of digital music. Basically it said that it would not capture all the original source"

I find this dubious. What are examples of titles that had this?

[cinema33]

@Watcher3223 I will look for them. That note was placed in the ADD Cds. Recordings that were originally done in analog had that ADD label also.

[Watcher3223]

@cinema33

The ADD code means that analog technology was used in the session recording (first digit) while digital technology was used in editing (second digit) and mastering (third digit).

Usually, the disclaimer is that CD may reveal the limitations of the analog tape used in one of the stages.

However, the SPARS code fell into disuse because it did not provide clear information about the product.

[CaroVonAuersfeld]

Beautiful tape deck...

[mrfoxboy]

I used to have a Yamaha KX-200U. Twas a beautiful deck from '87 but the main mamp chip went, and i replaced it with a Rotel RD-850 from '85. It's got a great sound, but it's relatively basic. Also, what's the name of the song?

[mrfoxboy]

*amp

[KangoFilmStudio]

Nice tape deck :D I have KX-300 5/5

[X2000R]

It's a great deck. My only complaint with it is that it doesn't seem to play tapes made on other machines very well, even when using the play trim. But on its own, it's an awesome unit.

[CreativeCritisizm]

I remember by the mid to late 90s Yamaha started making crappy looking decks as well as lower grade, this one is about an early 90s model ?, & after that period, they went downhill.

[raymondleeleggs]

my 90's kenwood deck stopped reading tapes so I threw it away it was an awesome deck, I had to use one of my JVC's instead, I also have a sansui but the record function does not work

[TVperson1]

So my 90s KX-390 wouldn't be as good as an 80s K-17?

[gxc90]

very nice tape deck, though what is the name of this track?

[turntablesrock]

Another beautiful deck! Enjoy it!

[X2000R]

Thanks. I like it. Did you see the other new vids I put up?

[turntablesrock]

Nope. Checking now.