Audiophile Reel To Reel Tape Decks
Audiophile Reel To Reel Tape Decks
UHA Proprietary Tape Heads: No Getting Around the Fact That The Sound Quality Of Any Tape Deck Starts With The Tape Head! The UHA Tape Heads Are Available Only On A UHA Tape Deck. No one else can buy them. Lets face it, the sound from any tape deck starts with a tape head! That's a fact, so UHA launched into a search for the very best tape head available, not only for playback but also for recording as well. The UHA tape heads were chosen for their specific output, impedance, head gap, core and materials. They were chosen for the optimum sound quality, but equally important, proprietary dual mono head amps were designed specifically to play to the strengths of the UHA tape heads! Here are some of the major differences between a typical playback tape head from back in the day and the proprietary UHA tape head: 1.) Lamination thickness on your typical tape head cores is thicker, (.004) than the UHA heads, (.001/.002). This makes the UHA Tape Head cores more efficient due to less eddy current losses. Also the core laminations are a hi-perm material for added efficiency. 2. Inner surfaces of the UHA heads are hand polished for better gap consistency. 3.) Many tape heads were a combo head Rec/Play using the same gap. UHA heads employ two specific tape heads, one for playback and a completely different head optimized for recording. On each head the head gaps are optimized specifically for record and play with an optimal head gap for a record head and a different head gap for a playback head. Therefore you get a better performance from both playback and recording on a UHA deck. 4.) UHA playback core and contour are optimized for better low end response. UHA tape heads are built with slots, machined slots between the tracks which extends the consistent high frequency stability over a much longer time of usage. 5.) UHA tape heads are encased in a custom designed mu-metal can that shields the tape head from RF or EMI as it sits on the headblock. 6.) All UHA heads are mounted and optically aligned on the original Tascam headblock assembly using optical comparator for track height (placement), Zenith (tilt), wrap (center gap on tangent point / tape contact area and coarse azimuth. 7.) Installation of the UHA head requires custom modifications to the stock Tascam head shoe and head shield for correct height and alignment. During these headblock modifications additional rollers in the place of fixed tape guides and scrape flutter rollers can be installed. This will result in the only fixed point in the tape path is the playback head, (on a playback only deck).
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