QuantumGuitar
Active Member
So I have a couple of prerecorded Q4 Tapes that are Dolby B encoded that I'm playing on my Teac a-2340 through my Sansui QRX-9001 and so on down the line... The Sansui unit is only capable of stereo Dolby noise reduction, so I am unable to listen to these tapes "as they were intended". They do however sound AMAZING as they are. However, I am unable to compare to, like i said, how they were "intended" to be played back. My B&W 801 series 80s (and rear B&W dm3000s) are very forward with their high end so I am a bit weary of dampening that high end, which is what I have gathered may be a product of the noise reduction.I have also heard that dropping some Treble in the EQ may be similarly effective in countering the encoding, though I have not tried it. Either way I was just wondering what people think of the results of proper Dolby B noise reduction on these specifically encoded tapes, and if recommended, what hardware could be used to do the job.