I like the hiss. Dolby noise reduction works well however and has its own effect. I actually sometimes like to listen with NR on. The hiss goes away and its quite clean.
But recording with it on and listening to it off creates some artifacts.
I was tempted to get a dbx box but then I'm like, why don't I just make a CD?
Yeah I think it also really depends on the type of music and tapes you are using. Type 2 really don’t need it I guess.
I just bought a revised AIWA cassette player from the late 80s and I’m now experimenting with recording from Spotify onto cassettes with and without Dolby using a Philips 900 series cassette deck.
Oh nice. I think it's more what you prefer. That's what I'm finding out. The tape medium really let's you dial it in.
The deck, the tape, the level, hell maybe even the time of day all make an impact on the recording.
For me, this is a feature not a bug.
I'm happy to see another tape head here!
