This is a great format. I think you should keep it in the future should the need arise. I really appreciate you going back on your own videos and making updates. Not so many people do that. Once they post the video it's done and they move on. Thank you for your work and all you do and also for the samples downloads
Thanks for another great video, Guido. As much as I’d like to see new quality cassette decks produced, I share your sentiment in that buying an older one and having it refurbished is going to likely work and sound excellent. I found a Nakamichi RX-202 deck a few years back, and after going through it, it’s given me nothing but great performance. As far as the Onzow stylus cleaner, I’ve always just used a stylus brush and occasionally a cleaning fluid. The stylus brush by Groovewasher is extremely soft and their fluid seems rather benign. There’s no alcohol in it (or at least I can’t smell it), and it works wonderfully. Thanks again, Guido. I appreciated this update video.
thank you, with your help I discovered the SKW cables that I switched to in almost all my audio system... they are really great cables and surprisingly at affordable prices, I am very pleased with these cables...
So maybe the occ pure cable quality is a myth, I mean you have to compare positive and negatie resultsa for conclusions just comaparing occ cables and making the conclusion does not give any result it starts when you compare multiple pure and non pure cables to verify and the fact that a non pure occ cable beats pure cables is a strong hint for a myth.
@@Konspiration100Or any of many other possible options of course.. But QED also makes great cables. All OFC I think. Doesn't mean OCC (real ones) can't bring more to the table..
Father moved to a old folks place, had to empty his house and found old Technics and a Sony tape deck he had stored just accumulating dust. Took em home and cleaned them all. Sooooooo happy that i found all these relics
Thanks for the info regarding Onzow. I also used this for years, used a brush but stayed away from chemicals. When Fremer raised a flag about this product I gradually just quit using it. I know it took dirt off my stylus, I could see it. But wondered forever how it didn’t leave sticky goo on my stylus because I couldn’t see it. I never only used just the Onzow and now I don’t use it at all.
Thank you so much for the update! I was looking and listening elsewhere for a long while on the SKW outcome since I purchased several SKW products in the past year. I’m also a part time user of Onzow which also concerns me. Best regards, Guido.
Thanks, Guido, for another excellent video. I hadn't heard of SKW cables before I saw the video where you discovered they were not OCC. However how many cables have actually been analysed regarding the purity of thir copper? Very few, I suspect. So what I took from the video was that these were very well made, 6n copper cables with good listener feedback at a great price and so I brought a 4m pair. And I think they are great ! Yes, they were overzealous with their marketing, but this is the audiophile world, and overblown claims are common. Thanks for your work and, good job, SKW for doing the right thing, even if they needed a big push in the right direction.
Purity is a different matter. High purity copper is readily available. To be OCC, it needs to go through a slow and expensive extrusion process, which is why cheap cables are never OCC.
@@audioupgrades I am entirely aware of the single crystal nature of OCC and the difficulty of producing it. I never would have expected these to be OCC. My point is that when you buy most cables, you have very little idea of what you are getting because they have not been independently tested and, as we know, manufacturers lie and exaggerate. At least in this case we know it is relatively pure OFC and, for the price, they are a bit of a bargain. Also, as a cable skeptic, I doubt that the difference between good quality OFC and OCC is audible, though I admit, until blind tests of both exist I can't be sure.
@@jimfarrell4635 The comedy here is that Anadialog actually believed that these cables were OCC and set out to prove it. Instead he got confirmation from the maker that they weren't 😄. I'm not a cable skeptic because I have good hearing. However, the diameter of the conductor makes a bigger difference than the decimal purity of the copper.
@@audioupgradesActually he got confirmation from the maker that they were OCC, including documentation. It was only when he sent them to a metallurgist that they were found ( unsurprisingly) not to be OCC. So props to Guido for being willing to admit he was wrong, and for continuing with his investigation despite reassurances from the company.
You can still buy high-end vintage cassette decks for next to nothing. No need to buy a new one. A lot of them still work perfectly but they're easy/cheap to restore if needed.
I have a great suggestion for you how to find out if other manufacturers are using single crystal copper or not. Just submit a request to all companies that claim that their products are made of monocrystalline copper with evidence, send to them your SKW cables video, and they will all be afraid of your checks that you have already done and will either remain silent or answer and then you will be 100% sure of what they say and we will be of great benefit from this 😄 You are the best! We support you fully, we are with you!!!
That could be a good strategy at low cost! In any case I would truly like to understand if some famous companies claiming their use of OCC is true or not, Audioquest would be the first. The problem. Is that lab work os extremely expensive. For SKW the university didn't charge me anything because they contacted me but if I contact them I am afraid that things would change...but I will try!
I downloaded all your test tracks and IMO, nothing still beats the 3 track mix down in real time via Bernie Grundman's '98 cut (which is the same metal parts used for the AS UHQR release). I have the UHQR ripped at 192/32 or DSD 512, I find it's basically perfection.
Hi Guido. A little bit of this and a little bit of that in a video once in a while actually isn't such a bad thing. The videos gets a bit more action-like, and besides that some topics are not enough for a video on their own. I for one don't see any harm in gathering some topics over time, and make a video like this. Hope to see more of them from you. To channel, concentrate, focus etc etc the power of the community is a great thing. It does put some oomph behind our wishes and demands, and I would so much love to see you focus that power against the record industry. Unreasonable climbing prices and a growing load of bad pressings calls for a response saying: "Hey!!!!! Enough is enough". The upcoming recession will change things as mentioned, but a little push before that which points them in the right direction could speed things up, and prepare them for the money stream drying out if they don't get their act together. I know of several people who have stopped buying records for these reasons. Of course second hand information doesn't prove it, but since I'm one of them you now at least know of one with certainty. I won't buy as much as one new record before I know I won't come home with a piece of crap that I had to pay twice the price it's worth for. Like others I have put my foot down. It has simply gone too far. Their greed and scams are killing the format all over again. Stay awesome Mate. All the best from Denmark.
Thanks for your precious feedback. Yes, I guess you are right. Also on the incivil price rage and quality curve of vinyl. I did do something here: ua-cam.com/video/6J7RqgcinXI/v-deo.html But I see what you mean. Taking notes!
You're right! I was shocked because when I checked several times on my own there was nothing on the stylus and cantilever (or at least it seemed so) but I was using other stuff together and probably didn't see that there was a small residue also in that case. Then after those 5/6 months of only onzow...oh boy! It really seemed like the blob had swallowed my cartridge!
Thanks for the video clarifying two products you've backed don't live up to their claims. Are you doing a video on how to remove residue left by onzo zero dust?
Thank YOU! Well, I wasn't planning on doing so. I just kept on brushing stylus and cantilever along with my Nagaoka fluid and warm water and finally got everything off (at least I think so).
Hello Guido - thanks for a new, very interesting, informative, and objective video. I mostly use Oyaide cables, occasionally Furutech or Audioquest - always very good build quality & great sound. All the very best to you & your family. G. (in Japan). p.s. Do you sell Ana(Dia)Log t-shirts? Would like to buy one (maybe 2 - if you have different designs!) - thanks.... p.p.s. I plan to go up to Tokyo v. soon to search for a fully checked, repaired, if required, 100%/internally cleaned internally/externally Nakamichi cassette desk. (I had a N/Michi deck for about 6 yrs. before I had a big sale and moved from Scotland >>> Japan. Never had a problem w/ the cassette deck, ever... best deck I've ever owned).
Thank YOU! Under all my videos if you scroll down a bit there is my shop eith dozens of shirts and gadgets. Here is a direct link to the shop. There is also a 10% discount now: anadialog-gear.creator-spring.com/
I saw Toshiba release some AUREX Walky brand protable cassette player and mini deck style player things. Seem like used same mech as We Are Rewind portable player. Wondering how they performance.
@@anadialog not years ago. It happend just few weeks ago. Seems like new product. I saw some Japanese UA-camr did some video about the Toshiba new product, but yeah Ytb shitty auto translate can't give much help on understand Japanese language.
that was as sure that for new chrome or metal tapes! However those RTM are good, and hopefully no more old tape player would be wasted! Hope sony or a big brand will loose money for new ones however! Cassettes has unique sound and should be easily available for the next generations!
Any tips for removing the onzow residue? That’s all I’ve ever used, ahhhh! Maybe that’s why I eventually moved away from vinyl. Perhaps affected the sound to a large extent?
Great video, keep up the awesome work. So ive been wondering, when a record is pressed what number of records can you start to see a difference in the sound? There has to be a number i figured but does it matter because the number is so high so it would take like 20 repressings.
That is a great question. Well, usually the max per stamper should be around 800 to preserve the quality of the sonics. The first 500 are the very best. Today they stamp even 1500/2000 or more from each stamper.
Hi, can you do a review on the very recently Aurex TY-W10C?? I happened to luckily grab one from Bombuyjapan (A Hong Kong buying agent, last available W10C in their local inventory from Hong Kong! ) and my first impression and testing results are pretty favorable. I really think it is worthy to do a full review for it and your expertise in audiophile sphere will be extra helpful and convincing for such presentation. Thank You!
@@anadialog Is the AX-W10C really that bad and making Techmoan to destroy it for good? This AX-W10C was just recently launched, NINM It's ok too Player, Panda 6507 Stereo Player and AX-W10C shared identical tape mechanism under my observation. (W10C has stereo recording functions and additional parts). But I think W10C is way better than NINM, maybe they did improved the mechanism or you can say optimization for it. It sounds better and performs more stable than both Panda and NINM player!
@@anadialog Whoops, I typed the model number wrong. Should be AX-W10C (The Aurex brand new Walky) It was not a boombox but a newly introduced walkman by Toshiba. Very sorry for my mistake. Please make a review for us. I will be very glad. Thank you very much!🙏🏻
Thanks for the video! The SKW cables still are OCC in the Dutch Amazon site, unfortunately.. But.. At least they are more expensive now (sarcasm).. Pity, QED is the next I'll try.. Sony seems to have changed. No more usually for products, but crap too and hoping to get away with it. Hmm.. I bought a 1983 Sharp QT15 small boombox in a car boot sale. This is interesting. The tape mechanism has metal in it, the flywheel is metal. And it records! Well, at least, when I find a new fuse that works in it (it also works on a 9v supply where I was so stupid to assume it would be center positive. It wasn't). The replacement I got seemed to work, but after putting everything together, dead. The fuse blew for some weird reason. But, it has a din in- output! So it can record from external sources or play tapes and radio on an external amp! Much nicer than the Recording The Masters, even though I appreciate them trying.. Will try comparing too. Can't play DSD (neither Naim nor dCS seem to decode the stream), but wav should be fine. Love the channel. I've been following it for years now...
Thank you for your interesting and pondered comments and congrats for the find! Yes, I know you have been a long time supporter....thank you very much! Such a long time does mean a lot to me!
@@brandonenn7052 It's audiophoolery where you don't know what the equipment does. So, you look at the box and if it looks nicec and the price tag is high enough you decide that it must sound good.
I would love to see new high quality cassette decks. I hope the mfgrs. can find it profitable to build and market them. If it was done in th e'70's and '80's surely ways can be found now. We probably need to have the kinds of promotions that brought back vinyl and R2R.
Only one tiny little problem, the manufacturing and built was far superior compared to today. Unless things change in the future with people calling out the lack of quality with many products today, then people are still going to prefer the older decks.
Well, after fixing hundreds of decks I may say that they have gone for better. To achieve the highest quality and maintain it this technology requires enormous efforts. In this respect, DAT decks are less caprice to the azimuth, levels, etc. In the last case, I have a very well tuned Sony TC-K555esA. Everything was super fine unless I recorded tape with Dolby C and tried to play on other decks. And this tape did sound terrible. I had to use a microscope to check and make micro corrections to the tape path, even after using the gauge, mirror tape, etc. After that recording azimuth stabilized and now recorded Dolby tape sounds perfect on any other Dolby equipped deck. And I see lots of cases when factory tuning is very rough and in some cases very bad. Mass production just does not suppose enough time for super tuning. I own about two dozen of decks and fixed a lot. I know what I am saying. RIP cassette deck technology.
They're not that bad, actually. If you're having that much trouble tuning and calibrating a deck, it's most probably because the electrolytic capacitors in the control circuits are dead.
@@audioupgrades You forget that you writing to an expert. All caps have been replaced. Just to have top-notch performance exactly everything needs to be super precise. However, it depends on the sound system you use. 99% would never hear the difference... My 555 now outperforms Nakamichi Dragon. I have fixed 6 of these fire-breathing toys.
@@hifirulezzz Yeah, but that is not specific to cassette decks. If you want to squeeze that last per cent of performance out of any hifi kit, then you have to tweak, tweak and tweak.
Wow, isn't that way too much ? Checking speed error, Dolby level and azimuth with an oscilloscope was enough, and a jig if necessary, never used a microscope for a cassette deck in the past.
i noticed that amazon had no OCC titles on those cables. i am looking at buying a few cable sets (interconnects) so i can set up a switch box and have consistent cabling. i was going to get blue jeans, but those are a bit more money and dont come in half meter offsets. emotiva seem to have half decent cables, but virtually zero reviews anywhere. so given the build quality and presentation, may get SKW.
Buongiorno Guido, maybe a stupid idea and not perfectly applicable nowadays with digital but just for the pleasure of discussion. Having a copy of a master tape done in the proper way, so with enormous high quality, would imply the possibility to make pirate copies in countries where, for example, that part of the catalogue is not distributed. Thus the need to have something with quality that may be comparable with all the other releases to avoid good quality pirate releases. Let's remember that we're speaking of a major and big names and not "niche" music like the one that may be released by Analogue Productions, Hemiolia or others. Maybe what was not considered is that audiophiles that buy master tape copies are really trained in recognising and asking for quality, so they didn't expect public complaints. But I stress again, this is only my humble thought for discussion and came this night while hunting for mosquitos that were not allowing me to sleep...
So if I understand correctly you are suggesting that maybe Sony deliberately put out mediocre master tape copies to prevent piracy? Answer in another comment otherwise I don't get notified...thanks!
SONY and all other great companies could produce cassette decks with the quality like in the past (even better!) but ONLY IF they see there is a huge amount of profit. I promise you all it will happen one day. And YES, WE HAVE THE POWER to make that happen.
I have records, Reel to reel, CD, SACD, DAT, DCC, cassettes and a streamer. Of that list the only thing worse than Cassettes is the streamer. I am currently using a Braun C3 casette deck and that might be the problem. I have a Nak RX 202 sitting in Slovenia awaiting a service. When the Nak comes back I hope it sounds better than the Braun... but I am not holding my breath.
@@garygranato9164 @garygranato9164 unbelievable how people are gullible, no doubt your countries educational system has left you behind. Have you learned just basic physics?, basic elementary electronics?, and technician level RF?(RF optional). OCC for audio has more in common with silly religious rituals than with audio signal transfer. go learn the basics of ohms law, not that difficult. The longer the cable, the higher the resistance, capacitance and inductance, the thicker the cable the lower the resistance, so if pure copper gives you slightly better conductivity, then just use thicker cables made from the cheaper material. capacitance and inductance at the short runs in a home, have no effect at audio frequencies. any one mentions "skin effect", is BSing, skin effect, capacitance and inductance, are indeed very applicable...only in RF frequencies. and no, cables do not have conduction directivity, and they do not behave like a diode. all a scam to make the gullible pay $$$$ for placebos that defy any science. Thanks for asking.
Perhaps you didn't see the video on the cable analysis we did to which Gary was referring to: ua-cam.com/video/XVLR9EuCkgo/v-deo.html Much more science that normal measurements. I did an entire video on these topics, touching all these technical aspects: ua-cam.com/video/uVKFSquAhwc/v-deo.html Capacitance, inductance and the worse or all resistance are negligible in the cables qw use in our system simply because they are too short to be truly influenced by them. Dialectrics instead do play a role but once again not night and day difference at these lengths. In any case as explained in a recent video of mine ua-cam.com/video/rMfr8BG335w/v-deo.html measurements only tell us a part of the story, they indicate quantity not quality. We can infer some aspect of quality from quantity but not all aspects. At the end of the day I have noticed that some cables make a difference some don't, some do with specific gear and configurations and some change aspects that many don't pay attention to (reasonably). That is why we will never settle this debate until we can truly measure sound quality and not ither side parameters that little have to do with sonics in very short cables.
@@anadialog i did see those videos :) i think the community needs more investigation videos, so that we can know which brands/technology to trust. how many dishonest companies are charging top money for cables that are not what they should be ? lots i bet . keep up the good work :)
@@anadialog thanks for the knowledge you bring to the community. Seeing this SKW case, all those brands advertising OCC cables and knowing there is 2 main manufactures of this Cooper(Furukawa and Neotech, maybe I am wrong) there is a lot of possibilities of brands like RAM(very small one) they are not selling pure OCC, maybe a good one OFC, will be very nice to know. I think the safe bet will be Neotech, better prices than the others
Another reviewer had the same opinion but recently argued its at least not ethical not to release negative reviews and I agree on that totally. Most componies are strong enough to change bad products and in my opinion at least they should try to do their best on the other hand many customers even poor people who love their hobby and spend maybe even their last dime (yes there are people like this at least I was one of them) for a maybe even overpriced product which is just crap. In myy philosophe in case of doubt at least I take side with the non priveledged not with big business who just looks for money.
I have worked with Sony in a few capacities in the past and recognized that they do have a habit of a/ departments/divisions do not coordinate as much as you would think e.g. Sony Music vs Sony Electronics and b/ when they do, they neuter one product to make sure it doesn't cannibalize another in the most bizarre ways (apart from PS2 vs DVD divisions where Playstation won against the tide for good reason). In this instance, there is little doubt that the Sony Legacy Master Tapes was neutered by their Digital Audio Signature division, their old-fashioned lawyers thinking people would use top-quality master tapes to create digital copies so set lower quality boundaries and their general push towards total digitization of everything. no doubt about it. It was probably a pet project of a pushy exec who didn't have the clout to make it what it should have been
Gerard Stroh*** Hi Anadialog!!!! A Good Analogue Master Tape and A Good Studio Reel to Reel Master Tape Recorder is Gonna Be Better Because Thats How It Was Recorded in the Day!!! I know That DSD and PCM Digital Recording Has Inproved Sence 1978 When Sony Came out with The Reel to Reel Dash Digital Tape Machine Came out!!! the Audio Tape Company Recording the Masters open Reel to Reel and Those Tapes Sounds Good!!! I like Acoustic Sounds Analogue Productions I Got A Few Vinyl Records and They Sound Good!!! Good Video!!! Sony and Teac and the other companies Needs to Start Making Hi-End Cassette Decks and High bias and Meatal Tapes and open Reel Tapes and open Reel Tape Decks!!!! All From Gerard Stroh!!!!
Just ordered a full set of SKW cables, for speakers and RCA, will see if these cables will improve the sound of my high end system or if this is only a blah-blah talks :)
They are very good for the price. I used only speaker cables though, can't speak for the interconnects. In any case they lied so that is the end for me.
@@anadialog OMG, I thought DAC in my SACD is old (it is Sony from beginning of 2000) and this is a reason it sounds to harsh and bright. Well, I was wrong. By replacing the RCA cable now it sounds same good as my AKM DAC installed in the my Rotel amp. Resolution and 3D improved much more than I expected. And I am an engineer and always take this story with audio cables with good chunk of skepticism. I just can’t explain how cable can affect audio frequencies range so much. But it does. Speaker cable bring tight and more articulated bass.
People theoretically have the power but as every society is split or non organized elites everywhere do more or less what they want there is not much difference between most dictatorships and all so called democracy. Exceptions are never an explanation for the rest and i am deeply convinced about this and as a master in political science i am trained to make such researches at least. Ok of course a company which reacts on critics fears reputation and or sales go down but this is the maximum consumers voters etc can achive.
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This is a great format. I think you should keep it in the future should the need arise.
I really appreciate you going back on your own videos and making updates. Not so many people do that. Once they post the video it's done and they move on.
Thank you for your work and all you do and also for the samples downloads
Thanks for your feedback!
Thanks for another great video, Guido. As much as I’d like to see new quality cassette decks produced, I share your sentiment in that buying an older one and having it refurbished is going to likely work and sound excellent. I found a Nakamichi RX-202 deck a few years back, and after going through it, it’s given me nothing but great performance.
As far as the Onzow stylus cleaner, I’ve always just used a stylus brush and occasionally a cleaning fluid. The stylus brush by Groovewasher is extremely soft and their fluid seems rather benign. There’s no alcohol in it (or at least I can’t smell it), and it works wonderfully.
Thanks again, Guido. I appreciated this update video.
thank you, with your help I discovered the SKW cables that I switched to in almost all my audio system... they are really great cables and surprisingly at affordable prices, I am very pleased with these cables...
So maybe the occ pure cable quality is a myth, I mean you have to compare positive and negatie resultsa for conclusions just comaparing occ cables and making the conclusion does not give any result it starts when you compare multiple pure and non pure cables to verify and the fact that a non pure occ cable beats pure cables is a strong hint for a myth.
@@Konspiration100Or any of many other possible options of course.. But QED also makes great cables. All OFC I think. Doesn't mean OCC (real ones) can't bring more to the table..
Father moved to a old folks place, had to empty his house and found old Technics and a Sony tape deck he had stored just accumulating dust. Took em home and cleaned them all. Sooooooo happy that i found all these relics
Thanks for the info regarding Onzow. I also used this for years, used a brush but stayed away from chemicals. When Fremer raised a flag about this product I gradually just quit using it. I know it took dirt off my stylus, I could see it. But wondered forever how it didn’t leave sticky goo on my stylus because I couldn’t see it. I never only used just the Onzow and now I don’t use it at all.
Thank you so much for the update! I was looking and listening elsewhere for a long while on the SKW outcome since I purchased several SKW products in the past year. I’m also a part time user of Onzow which also concerns me. Best regards, Guido.
Thank YOU!
I love this update video, it really rises the quality of the channel! A great service to your followers, thank you!
Thanks for the feedback!
Thanks, Guido, for another excellent video. I hadn't heard of SKW cables before I saw the video where you discovered they were not OCC. However how many cables have actually been analysed regarding the purity of thir copper? Very few, I suspect. So what I took from the video was that these were very well made, 6n copper cables with good listener feedback at a great price and so I brought a 4m pair. And I think they are great ! Yes, they were overzealous with their marketing, but this is the audiophile world, and overblown claims are common. Thanks for your work and, good job, SKW for doing the right thing, even if they needed a big push in the right direction.
Purity is a different matter. High purity copper is readily available. To be OCC, it needs to go through a slow and expensive extrusion process, which is why cheap cables are never OCC.
Thank YOU!
@@audioupgrades I am entirely aware of the single crystal nature of OCC and the difficulty of producing it. I never would have expected these to be OCC. My point is that when you buy most cables, you have very little idea of what you are getting because they have not been independently tested and, as we know, manufacturers lie and exaggerate. At least in this case we know it is relatively pure OFC and, for the price, they are a bit of a bargain.
Also, as a cable skeptic, I doubt that the difference between good quality OFC and OCC is audible, though I admit, until blind tests of both exist I can't be sure.
@@jimfarrell4635 The comedy here is that Anadialog actually believed that these cables were OCC and set out to prove it. Instead he got confirmation from the maker that they weren't 😄. I'm not a cable skeptic because I have good hearing. However, the diameter of the conductor makes a bigger difference than the decimal purity of the copper.
@@audioupgradesActually he got confirmation from the maker that they were OCC, including documentation. It was only when he sent them to a metallurgist that they were found ( unsurprisingly) not to be OCC. So props to Guido for being willing to admit he was wrong, and for continuing with his investigation despite reassurances from the company.
Why won't Sony or Yamaha make a NEW cassette deck using the old designs? Shame on them; some people, like me, still have tons of compact cassettes.
I've also thought this before. Don't need to remake the wheel
You can still buy high-end vintage cassette decks for next to nothing. No need to buy a new one. A lot of them still work perfectly but they're easy/cheap to restore if needed.
@@audioupgradesbesides that, old stereo cassette players are not cheap BS.
@@audioupgradesAnyone could help me with TEAC cassette deck V-6000 parts,.please ?
Probably because it would cost too much to retool and ramp up production again, considering how few units they would sell.
I have a great suggestion for you how to find out if other manufacturers are using single crystal copper or not.
Just submit a request to all companies that claim that their products are made of monocrystalline copper with evidence, send to them your SKW cables video, and they will all be afraid of your checks that you have already done and will either remain silent or answer and then you will be 100% sure of what they say and we will be of great benefit from this 😄
You are the best! We support you fully, we are with you!!!
That could be a good strategy at low cost! In any case I would truly like to understand if some famous companies claiming their use of OCC is true or not, Audioquest would be the first. The problem. Is that lab work os extremely expensive. For SKW the university didn't charge me anything because they contacted me but if I contact them I am afraid that things would change...but I will try!
@anadialog: with all these knowledge now about the onzow, i am very curious how you clean today your stylus?
any recommendation?
Just my brush and the nagaoka stylus cleaner every now and then.
I downloaded all your test tracks and IMO, nothing still beats the 3 track mix down in real time via Bernie Grundman's '98 cut (which is the same metal parts used for the AS UHQR release). I have the UHQR ripped at 192/32 or DSD 512, I find it's basically perfection.
👋 GUDIO ,I HOPE ALL IS WELL, AND SHARING THE UPDATES IS WELCOME 🤗 BY THE COMMUNITY 💚💚💚
Hi Guido.
A little bit of this and a little bit of that in a video once in a while actually isn't such a bad thing. The videos gets a bit more action-like, and besides that some topics are not enough for a video on their own. I for one don't see any harm in gathering some topics over time, and make a video like this. Hope to see more of them from you.
To channel, concentrate, focus etc etc the power of the community is a great thing. It does put some oomph behind our wishes and demands, and I would so much love to see you focus that power against the record industry. Unreasonable climbing prices and a growing load of bad pressings calls for a response saying: "Hey!!!!! Enough is enough". The upcoming recession will change things as mentioned, but a little push before that which points them in the right direction could speed things up, and prepare them for the money stream drying out if they don't get their act together. I know of several people who have stopped buying records for these reasons. Of course second hand information doesn't prove it, but since I'm one of them you now at least know of one with certainty. I won't buy as much as one new record before I know I won't come home with a piece of crap that I had to pay twice the price it's worth for. Like others I have put my foot down. It has simply gone too far. Their greed and scams are killing the format all over again.
Stay awesome Mate.
All the best from Denmark.
Thanks for your precious feedback. Yes, I guess you are right. Also on the incivil price rage and quality curve of vinyl. I did do something here: ua-cam.com/video/6J7RqgcinXI/v-deo.html
But I see what you mean. Taking notes!
Great follow-up video Gudio really enjoyed this one, and it's great to know how things work out in the end with these kinds of updates.
Why were you “shocked” to discover the Onzow residue? I wouldn’t have published the story if it wasn’t true. The researcher did meticulous work!
You're right! I was shocked because when I checked several times on my own there was nothing on the stylus and cantilever (or at least it seemed so) but I was using other stuff together and probably didn't see that there was a small residue also in that case. Then after those 5/6 months of only onzow...oh boy! It really seemed like the blob had swallowed my cartridge!
Thank you Guido for quoting me in the video. Ps It was a pleasure to meet you at Milan hi fidelity.
Thanks for the video clarifying two products you've backed don't live up to their claims. Are you doing a video on how to remove residue left by onzo zero dust?
Thank YOU! Well, I wasn't planning on doing so. I just kept on brushing stylus and cantilever along with my Nagaoka fluid and warm water and finally got everything off (at least I think so).
I use (not extensively) drum damper pads as an alternative to Onzow (as suggested by Ken Micallef), should I be worried? 🤔
Hello Guido - thanks for a new, very interesting, informative, and objective video. I mostly use Oyaide cables, occasionally Furutech or Audioquest - always very good build quality & great sound.
All the very best to you & your family. G. (in Japan).
p.s. Do you sell Ana(Dia)Log t-shirts? Would like to buy one (maybe 2 - if you have different designs!) - thanks....
p.p.s. I plan to go up to Tokyo v. soon to search for a fully checked, repaired, if required, 100%/internally cleaned internally/externally Nakamichi cassette desk. (I had a N/Michi deck for about 6 yrs. before I had a big sale and moved from Scotland >>> Japan. Never had a problem w/ the cassette deck, ever... best deck I've ever owned).
Thank YOU! Under all my videos if you scroll down a bit there is my shop eith dozens of shirts and gadgets. Here is a direct link to the shop. There is also a 10% discount now: anadialog-gear.creator-spring.com/
@@anadialog Many thanks, Guido!!
Hi Guido, another great and detailed review. Today you are the reference for the analog audio equipment and analog music reproduction. Thank you!!
I saw Toshiba release some AUREX Walky brand protable cassette player and mini deck style player things. Seem like used same mech as We Are Rewind portable player. Wondering how they performance.
Yes. A few years ago. It's more of a boombox. Techmoan destroyed it.
@@anadialog not years ago. It happend just few weeks ago. Seems like new product. I saw some Japanese UA-camr did some video about the Toshiba new product, but yeah Ytb shitty auto translate can't give much help on understand Japanese language.
@@anadialog you can search for Aurex AX-W10C, it is a new product.
that was as sure that for new chrome or metal tapes! However those RTM are good, and hopefully no more old tape player would be wasted! Hope sony or a big brand will loose money for new ones however! Cassettes has unique sound and should be easily available for the next generations!
Any tips for removing the onzow residue? That’s all I’ve ever used, ahhhh! Maybe that’s why I eventually moved away from vinyl. Perhaps affected the sound to a large extent?
Just rub and rub and perhaps some cleaning fluid like the nagaoka
Great video, keep up the awesome work. So ive been wondering, when a record is pressed what number of records can you start to see a difference in the sound? There has to be a number i figured but does it matter because the number is so high so it would take like 20 repressings.
That is a great question. Well, usually the max per stamper should be around 800 to preserve the quality of the sonics. The first 500 are the very best. Today they stamp even 1500/2000 or more from each stamper.
Great work on exposing SKW scam cables
Hi, can you do a review on the very recently Aurex TY-W10C?? I happened to luckily grab one from Bombuyjapan (A Hong Kong buying agent, last available W10C in their local inventory from Hong Kong! ) and my first impression and testing results are pretty favorable. I really think it is worthy to do a full review for it and your expertise in audiophile sphere will be extra helpful and convincing for such presentation.
Thank You!
Techmoan destroyed it some time ago and it looks like a boombox...or did they improve it?
@@anadialog Is the AX-W10C really that bad and making Techmoan to destroy it for good? This AX-W10C was just recently launched, NINM It's ok too Player, Panda 6507 Stereo Player and AX-W10C shared identical tape mechanism under my observation. (W10C has stereo recording functions and additional parts). But I think W10C is way better than NINM, maybe they did improved the mechanism or you can say optimization for it. It sounds better and performs more stable than both Panda and NINM player!
@@anadialog Whoops, I typed the model number wrong. Should be AX-W10C (The Aurex brand new Walky) It was not a boombox but a newly introduced walkman by Toshiba. Very sorry for my mistake. Please make a review for us. I will be very glad. Thank you very much!🙏🏻
Thanks for the video! The SKW cables still are OCC in the Dutch Amazon site, unfortunately.. But.. At least they are more expensive now (sarcasm).. Pity, QED is the next I'll try..
Sony seems to have changed. No more usually for products, but crap too and hoping to get away with it. Hmm..
I bought a 1983 Sharp QT15 small boombox in a car boot sale. This is interesting. The tape mechanism has metal in it, the flywheel is metal. And it records! Well, at least, when I find a new fuse that works in it (it also works on a 9v supply where I was so stupid to assume it would be center positive. It wasn't). The replacement I got seemed to work, but after putting everything together, dead. The fuse blew for some weird reason. But, it has a din in- output! So it can record from external sources or play tapes and radio on an external amp! Much nicer than the Recording The Masters, even though I appreciate them trying..
Will try comparing too. Can't play DSD (neither Naim nor dCS seem to decode the stream), but wav should be fine.
Love the channel. I've been following it for years now...
Thank you for your interesting and pondered comments and congrats for the find! Yes, I know you have been a long time supporter....thank you very much! Such a long time does mean a lot to me!
Favorite audio channel on UA-cam. you're definitely putting out quality content. Great job with the cables.
Eveything sounds better the more it costs. There, summed it up for you.
No idea what you're talking about. @@audioupgrades
@@brandonenn7052 It's audiophoolery where you don't know what the equipment does. So, you look at the box and if it looks nicec and the price tag is high enough you decide that it must sound good.
I would love to see new high quality cassette decks. I hope the mfgrs. can find it profitable to build and market them. If it was done in th e'70's and '80's surely ways can be found now. We probably need to have the kinds of promotions that brought back vinyl and R2R.
Only one tiny little problem, the manufacturing and built was far superior compared to today. Unless things change in the future with people calling out the lack of quality with many products today, then people are still going to prefer the older decks.
Awesome, and very good news 👍🏻 😮
Well, after fixing hundreds of decks I may say that they have gone for better. To achieve the highest quality and maintain it this technology requires enormous efforts. In this respect, DAT decks are less caprice to the azimuth, levels, etc. In the last case, I have a very well tuned Sony TC-K555esA. Everything was super fine unless I recorded tape with Dolby C and tried to play on other decks. And this tape did sound terrible.
I had to use a microscope to check and make micro corrections to the tape path, even after using the gauge, mirror tape, etc. After that recording azimuth stabilized and now recorded Dolby tape sounds perfect on any other Dolby equipped deck. And I see lots of cases when factory tuning is very rough and in some cases very bad. Mass production just does not suppose enough time for super tuning. I own about two dozen of decks and fixed a lot. I know what I am saying. RIP cassette deck technology.
They're not that bad, actually. If you're having that much trouble tuning and calibrating a deck, it's most probably because the electrolytic capacitors in the control circuits are dead.
@@audioupgrades You forget that you writing to an expert. All caps have been replaced. Just to have top-notch performance exactly everything needs to be super precise. However, it depends on the sound system you use. 99% would never hear the difference... My 555 now outperforms Nakamichi Dragon. I have fixed 6 of these fire-breathing toys.
@@hifirulezzz Yeah, but that is not specific to cassette decks. If you want to squeeze that last per cent of performance out of any hifi kit, then you have to tweak, tweak and tweak.
Wow, isn't that way too much ? Checking speed error, Dolby level and azimuth with an oscilloscope was enough, and a jig if necessary, never used a microscope for a cassette deck in the past.
@@audioupgradesAnyone could assist me with TEAC V-6000 parts please ?
i noticed that amazon had no OCC titles on those cables. i am looking at buying a few cable sets (interconnects) so i can set up a switch box and have consistent cabling. i was going to get blue jeans, but those are a bit more money and dont come in half meter offsets. emotiva seem to have half decent cables, but virtually zero reviews anywhere. so given the build quality and presentation, may get SKW.
Can't wait to get my hands on some of your merch!! Super cool designs 🤙
Thanks! Just click Store in the tabs above or scroll down and you will see a few items before the comments...
Do you think Sony and Nakamichi still have the jigs, tooling and access to quality components to make decks😊
hey thx for the vid. You really think you Shut the sony tapes down?
I probably gave the last kick...it was already falling
Humble and honest. Nice
Your 4k videos are razor sharp and beautiful!
In over 6 years I think this is the first positive comment I have on video quality. Thank you so much! My Sony Alpha did raise the bar.
What's that turntable in the background? Did you have a Technics in that exact spot before
Yes, I did. Also an EMT 948 still in the room. My main tt now is the Kuzma Stabi R.
Much appreciated! ❤
Buongiorno Guido, maybe a stupid idea and not perfectly applicable nowadays with digital but just for the pleasure of discussion.
Having a copy of a master tape done in the proper way, so with enormous high quality, would imply the possibility to make pirate copies in countries where, for example, that part of the catalogue is not distributed. Thus the need to have something with quality that may be comparable with all the other releases to avoid good quality pirate releases. Let's remember that we're speaking of a major and big names and not "niche" music like the one that may be released by Analogue Productions, Hemiolia or others. Maybe what was not considered is that audiophiles that buy master tape copies are really trained in recognising and asking for quality, so they didn't expect public complaints.
But I stress again, this is only my humble thought for discussion and came this night while hunting for mosquitos that were not allowing me to sleep...
So if I understand correctly you are suggesting that maybe Sony deliberately put out mediocre master tape copies to prevent piracy? Answer in another comment otherwise I don't get notified...thanks!
SONY and all other great companies could produce cassette decks with the quality like in the past (even better!) but ONLY IF they see there is a huge amount of profit. I promise you all it will happen one day. And YES, WE HAVE THE POWER to make that happen.
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I have records, Reel to reel, CD, SACD, DAT, DCC, cassettes and a streamer. Of that list the only thing worse than Cassettes is the streamer. I am currently using a Braun C3 casette deck and that might be the problem. I have a Nak RX 202 sitting in Slovenia awaiting a service. When the Nak comes back I hope it sounds better than the Braun... but I am not holding my breath.
New cassette decks should be made I have lots of tapes too
Had Yamaha Sony nak
you should do more cable investigation videos
Have not seen any science for audiophools cables, it’s placebo, have you ever heard of Ohms law?
@@xprcloud thats a huge statement ! ! have you gone out of your way to find the data on OCC cable ??
@@garygranato9164 @garygranato9164 unbelievable how people are gullible, no doubt your countries educational system has left you behind.
Have you learned just basic physics?, basic elementary electronics?, and technician level RF?(RF optional).
OCC for audio has more in common with silly religious rituals than with audio signal transfer.
go learn the basics of ohms law, not that difficult.
The longer the cable, the higher the resistance, capacitance and inductance,
the thicker the cable the lower the resistance, so if pure copper gives you slightly better conductivity, then just use thicker cables made from the cheaper material.
capacitance and inductance at the short runs in a home, have no effect at audio frequencies.
any one mentions "skin effect", is BSing, skin effect, capacitance and inductance, are indeed very applicable...only in RF frequencies.
and no, cables do not have conduction directivity, and they do not behave like a diode.
all a scam to make the gullible pay $$$$ for placebos that defy any science. Thanks for asking.
Perhaps you didn't see the video on the cable analysis we did to which Gary was referring to: ua-cam.com/video/XVLR9EuCkgo/v-deo.html
Much more science that normal measurements.
I did an entire video on these topics, touching all these technical aspects: ua-cam.com/video/uVKFSquAhwc/v-deo.html
Capacitance, inductance and the worse or all resistance are negligible in the cables qw use in our system simply because they are too short to be truly influenced by them. Dialectrics instead do play a role but once again not night and day difference at these lengths. In any case as explained in a recent video of mine ua-cam.com/video/rMfr8BG335w/v-deo.html
measurements only tell us a part of the story, they indicate quantity not quality. We can infer some aspect of quality from quantity but not all aspects. At the end of the day I have noticed that some cables make a difference some don't, some do with specific gear and configurations and some change aspects that many don't pay attention to (reasonably). That is why we will never settle this debate until we can truly measure sound quality and not ither side parameters that little have to do with sonics in very short cables.
@@anadialog i did see those videos :) i think the community needs more investigation videos, so that we can know which brands/technology to trust. how many dishonest companies are charging top money for cables that are not what they should be ? lots i bet . keep up the good work :)
Man, RAM Cable should be test it
Indeed!
@@anadialog thanks for the knowledge you bring to the community. Seeing this SKW case, all those brands advertising OCC cables and knowing there is 2 main manufactures of this Cooper(Furukawa and Neotech, maybe I am wrong) there is a lot of possibilities of brands like RAM(very small one) they are not selling pure OCC, maybe a good one OFC, will be very nice to know. I think the safe bet will be Neotech, better prices than the others
Another reviewer had the same opinion but recently argued its at least not ethical not to release negative reviews and I agree on that totally. Most componies are strong enough to change bad products and in my opinion at least they should try to do their best on the other hand many customers even poor people who love their hobby and spend maybe even their last dime (yes there are people like this at least I was one of them) for a maybe even overpriced product which is just crap. In myy philosophe in case of doubt at least I take side with the non priveledged not with big business who just looks for money.
I have worked with Sony in a few capacities in the past and recognized that they do have a habit of a/ departments/divisions do not coordinate as much as you would think e.g. Sony Music vs Sony Electronics and b/ when they do, they neuter one product to make sure it doesn't cannibalize another in the most bizarre ways (apart from PS2 vs DVD divisions where Playstation won against the tide for good reason). In this instance, there is little doubt that the Sony Legacy Master Tapes was neutered by their Digital Audio Signature division, their old-fashioned lawyers thinking people would use top-quality master tapes to create digital copies so set lower quality boundaries and their general push towards total digitization of everything. no doubt about it. It was probably a pet project of a pushy exec who didn't have the clout to make it what it should have been
And the ending is the correct one...rotten tomatoes!
Gerard Stroh***
Hi Anadialog!!!!
A Good Analogue Master Tape and A Good Studio Reel to Reel Master Tape Recorder is Gonna Be Better Because Thats How It Was Recorded in the Day!!!
I know That DSD and PCM Digital Recording Has Inproved Sence 1978 When Sony Came out with The Reel to Reel Dash Digital Tape Machine Came out!!!
the Audio Tape Company Recording the Masters open Reel to Reel and Those Tapes Sounds Good!!!
I like Acoustic Sounds Analogue Productions I Got A Few Vinyl Records and They Sound Good!!!
Good Video!!!
Sony and Teac and the other companies Needs to Start Making Hi-End Cassette Decks and High bias and Meatal Tapes and open Reel Tapes and open Reel Tape Decks!!!!
All From Gerard Stroh!!!!
Supra cables is nice, and affordable. Ofc 99.99999 something
What about dirt tapes?
What about them? Write a new comment to let me know what are your questions...otherwise I miss the answer...
Just ordered a full set of SKW cables, for speakers and RCA, will see if these cables will improve the sound of my high end system or if this is only a blah-blah talks :)
They are very good for the price. I used only speaker cables though, can't speak for the interconnects. In any case they lied so that is the end for me.
@@anadialog OMG, I thought DAC in my SACD is old (it is Sony from beginning of 2000) and this is a reason it sounds to harsh and bright. Well, I was wrong. By replacing the RCA cable now it sounds same good as my AKM DAC installed in the my Rotel amp. Resolution and 3D improved much more than I expected. And I am an engineer and always take this story with audio cables with good chunk of skepticism. I just can’t explain how cable can affect audio frequencies range so much. But it does. Speaker cable bring tight and more articulated bass.
Sony eg has a yearly revenue around 80 billion dollar so these few master tapes are absulutely nothing for the brand but a lot for many audio fans
People theoretically have the power but as every society is split or non organized elites everywhere do more or less what they want there is not much difference between most dictatorships and all so called democracy. Exceptions are never an explanation for the rest and i am deeply convinced about this and as a master in political science i am trained to make such researches at least. Ok of course a company which reacts on critics fears reputation and or sales go down but this is the maximum consumers voters etc can achive.
I'm afraid I think cassette technology is now a thing of the past and will probably remain so.
No new cassette deck for me, ever, because it will not have Dolby.
DBX had a good system also