How do older tapes sound on this unit?
1541114
I have found the Sony to be very clear. I had the same problem with old cd's and this Sony digital tuner made the difference.
1830136
The sound comes out of the bottom of the unit. I have been dubbing my vinyl to CDs and the sound is very good. You can hear the separation of the stereo and everything.
154969
I only play old vinyl records on mine. It works beautifully with a few added modern hook ups being the main difference between old player and new one.
395082
The unit does have a hiss sound which is not too noticeable during playback.I tried a few things to alleviate the hiss to no avail.
1013926
Sorry I can't comment on its recording quality since I only have knowledge of the quality of sound when playing pre-recorded cassettes. You can always give it a try and return it via Amazon's return policy if you're not happy with the quality of recorded sound. Amazon is most gracious with its return policy. Good luck!
1904949
Wow..you are way more advanced than I am. I know this unit can do LOTS more than I can figure out...but the instrutions, online and included S-U-C-K! I pretty much installed the audacity software...played the tape into my PC...and burned the CD...I could figure out noise reduction...but that also took out the whole 'stereo' sound...so I stopped even trying to reduce the static...My guess is that it can work with those tapes..but, you would have to figure it out on your own..sorry, i know..no help at all...
185668
I have this system and am able to play 24-bit/192KHz flac files through the USB interface just fine (running on linux). I suppose it's possible the software or hardware is downgrading them first but I would have expected no sound at all if the unit really didn't support it.
1911296
It plays old cassette tapes that are 10 to 30 years old. But not the 8 track tapes that look like a video tape. You can still buy new tapes for recording which is primarily why people buy this recorder. It is the cheapest way to record conversations or speeches. I use it for old books on tape which are still available at Half Price Books for a couple bucks.
808266
I am not sure what you mean for old tapes. You can use standard 8mm 8, or, the Hi 8 Digital tape. See the manual at: https://docs.sony.com/release/CCDTRV128.pdf good luck
935529
It is a good unit. It is a bit odd to operate. The controls seem to be laid out peculiarly. It plays tapes well, I have not recorded a CD yet. As far as the tape play end, It's good ,but, not audiophile quality. I don't know if it compensates for tape stretch, but, it does seem to play a range of old cassettes pretty well.
295541
I use a Lepai LP-2020A+ with mine and it sounds pretty good in my opinion. You get a little distortion at very high levels but that is only at extreme volumes.
1174762
I haven't used it a lot, because I bought it to do some archiving. But it did play Hi8 fine for the short time I've used it with no problem. I didn't know there was anything else but Hi8 analog. That was what was sold years ago, and that's what I've worked with.
1395448
I have no idea, I bought mine from SounSeller in WI through Amazon and their add says nothing about "old version". You should inquire with the seller of this one (Portable Sounds). It may have something to do with the HDMI connection. My machine has performed very well so far with SACD. With CDs my Audio Research CD3 sounds better with some but others sound better on the SONY.
1782967
No analog. Nobody makes it that easy to transfer your old tapes to digital. Digital in and out is via USB using Play Memories software.
340846
Thank all for your responses. The unit is useless for me as I need to know the AVERAGE sound level over a period of time.
1468453
I still enjoy mine. I am 77 years old and am not an audiophile. But I know what I like. Mine are incorporated into a 7-1 system.
1337454
I have not had an issue with sound with the unit. I guess it depends on what you are trying to achieve for sound. I think the unit is a bit slow for response is my biggest concern. Otherwise I just use it to play L&H classic films. Because it was much cheaper to buy the region 2 library disc set than it was for ntsc by about 200.00.