What makes tape sound better than vinyl ?


Even when making recordings from vinyl to cassette, in some aspects it sounds better, though overall in this particular example the turntable sounds better than the deck. Tape sound appears to have a flow and continuity that vinyl lacks. 
inna
Yes, brain is still the most sophisticated 'device'. Let's hope it stays that way. Measure Stradivarius or best Conde Hermanos guitars with your measuring instruments, the results may be interesting.
@orpheus10 

Totally agree; let your ears be your guide. Your ears should be the only specs you need.

Inna, this is very close to good as it gets for a home enthusiast, Studer is for commercial use and very expensive,but I know you know that. The tape handling of this deck is very close to Studer. If you wait too long, your hearing will have gone and you wont be able to enjoy it.


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Let's hope my hearing will be almost intact for a long time. Problem with Otari, sort of a problem, just as with Studer, is that it has only balanced in/out. My amp and phono stage don't. Using adapters is a wrong way to go about it. Having XLR/RCA cables is not quite right either, not to mention two sets of expensive cables. Adding Jensen transformer is a way to go, but again new cables plus transformer. As I said, doing it right is expensive or very expensive. I might start with better two track Revox and 7 1/2 speed and see how it goes. Still, even that is quite expensive. Technics is another possibility.

As I stated Inna, Technics are easy to work on, and I haven't found a better company to work with. I began rebuilding mine immediately after I bought it: Black Gate Capacitors, transistors, everything that was rubber got replaced, and I also ordered the repair manual, this deck has never left home,  and I get totally immersed in the music every time I play it.