Fenris Wulf wrote on Tue, 29 June 2010 21:51 |
Working quickly is more important to the end result than the sonic difference between a JH-24 and a JH-16.
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Whoo - hoo!!! New to the thread, sorry I'm late.
Having worked [extensively] with both of these machines, I am pleased to tell you... with the JH-24 -- YOU GET BOTH!! Easier work flow, and in my opinion, way better sonics.
The JH-16's transport is pretty much a nightmare -- wow & flutter city, and handles tape like ass... which is NOT good for sonics.
The JH-24 not only punches like a dream [I've done punches on a JH-24 that could NEVER be done on even an A-800 which is the second best punching machine I've ever met... like hitting the middle syllable in a 3 syllable word!!], but at least in my opinion they are one of the 2 "clearest" sounding recording decks.
An A-800 is a better mix deck [you get that lovely "head bump" around 100Hz at 30 ips... but if for some reason you should need to replace the repro head, JRF [at least at one time] had a JH-24 repro head that has MANY of the characteristics of the A-800 head. Didn't sound the same as an A-800 [which I keep referencing because I like the sound of them much better than A-827's or A-820's]... but I dare say I liked it better.
Best of luck with your new deck... the locator is also 1/2 a joy as opposed to Studer locators which can often be 1/2 a drag.
Peace.