[MR2] speaker with distortion

[Peter Baines]

IIRC the tape heads on magnetic tape players can get magnetized over the
years and this will adversely affect the quality of the sound. I
remember (in the days before CD) I used to have a little degaussing
gadget that was the shape of a tape that you put into your player to
de-magnetize the head. This may help with the background hissing you are
getting.

Cheers Pete.

-----Original Message-----
From: mr2-bounces at mr2.com [mailto:mr2-bounces at mr2.com] On Behalf Of
waynearndt at waynearndt.com
Sent: 01 April 2009 22:45
To: Chris S
Cc: William Brandt; MR2 List
Subject: Re: [MR2] speaker with distortion

I use one with my IPod, I usually try to run the Ipod or external device
as
high as I can without distortion and then adjust via the radio's volume.
It
seems to work out better that way.



On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:20:01 -0400, "Chris S" <chrissul at comporium.net>
wrote:
> i recently bought a tap adapter to use with my phone which is also an
mp3

> player..and i'ts pretty good with teh mp3 player at 75%.  i have the
> typical 
> hiss from the tape player but you really don't notice it.
> 
> all in all, 2.99 well spent
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <waynearndt at waynearndt.com>
> To: "William Brandt" <wbrandt1 at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: "MR2 List" <mr2 at mr2.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 3:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [MR2] speaker with distortion
> 
> 
>> You could try using one of those cassette adapters and plugging in a
>> portable CD player. Not quite true CD quality but remarkably close.
You
>> just have to play with how high the portable CD player is turned up
vs
>> the
>> radio's volume. I have found around 3/4 volume on the portable works
>> well.
>>
>> -wayne
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:34:13 -0700, "William Brandt"
>> <wbrandt1 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> Kurt - Don - This is the AW-11 radio with a tape cassette -= haven't
>>> used
>> a
>>>
>>> tape cassette since the Partridge Family ;-)
>>>
>>> This is the 2nd radio I have put in the car and it has the same
problem
>> so
>>> most likely it is the wiring
>>>
>>> But here's a weird thing - 2 radios - and on one of our stations -
>>> 1530AM
>>
>>> every now and them a "hum" will come out - and go - no other
frequency
-
>>>
>>> I put a new speaker in a few years ago - can see no tears on it -
and
>> still
>>>
>>> the symptoms...
>>>
>>> Anyway gives me something to do I guess -
>>>
>>> Steve - if you can send me a picture of this "winch assembly" most
>>> likely
>>
>>> there is one at our pick and pull site - acres and acres of Toyotas
-
>>>
>>>
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