The tape loop is also often referred to as the "processor loop" because, if you have a device that processes the sound at line level, in the analogue domain, I am thinking here of EQs, dynamic range expanders, etc., you can place them in the tape loop and easily bypass them when the effect is not called for.
whatz up with tape input/outputs?
Does anyone share this line of thought? Are there that many tape users that almost every preamp/intergrated...regardless of price...still has these functions? Can these inputs/outputs be used for anything else? I had a newer NAD intergrated that 2 sets of tape i/os!...and didnt have a phono section! Anyways...with the current trend toward simplicity and pure sound(at least at my price point)...I think eliminating these at the entry level might be beneficial,,,or am I out to lunch? talk to me audiogoners....happy holidays....
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