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7th Feb 2017, 9:10 pm | #1 |
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Philips N2506 cassette deck
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Where can I get a replacement record/playback head and pinch roller?I have been restoring this machine and have replaced belts and lightly lubed the mech and it runs quite sweetly however the treble response is very poor and even adjusting the azimuth has very little effect. Thanks Dave |
8th Feb 2017, 12:01 am | #2 |
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Re: Philips N2506 cassette deck
I've had three of the bigger brother of this (with inbuilt stereo amp) over the years, and they all sounded dull. I think it's just the limitations of the unit.
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Re: Philips N2506 cassette deck
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8th Feb 2017, 11:19 am | #4 |
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8th Feb 2017, 1:27 pm | #5 |
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Re: Philips N2506 cassette deck
Wouldn't fitting a better quality head, if you can get one to fit, improve the sound?
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8th Feb 2017, 3:42 pm | #6 |
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Re: Philips N2506 cassette deck
That being a pretty big "if", though. It has to fit electrically as well as mechanically. For instance, and simplifying a lot, if the replacement head has more turns than the original, it will have a higher inductance, which will require more voltage drive at high frequencies; and it will pick up a stronger signal from the same recording than the original.
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8th Feb 2017, 8:22 pm | #7 |
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Re: Philips N2506 cassette deck
And there is the problem when you come to recording .Levels etc.
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8th Feb 2017, 9:14 pm | #8 |
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Re: Philips N2506 cassette deck
You might get away with it if you were only planning to use it for playback though, I suppose.
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8th Feb 2017, 9:36 pm | #9 |
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