Definitely not true with DA-88.  I always thought the A/D was the weak link
with DA-88, but once I got ProTools and captured my old tapes digitally,
wow - what an improvement!  I think the D/A may have been the weaker link
in that case.

Just my .02

Ellis

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On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Lou Judson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>
> Plus I have a secret thought, not verified technically, that the DAT
> decks’ analog playback somehow compensates for the deficiencies of the A/D
> conversion of the day. It was a system, in my view, from analog to DAT to
> analog, and is not improved by direct digital playbck with modern
> equipment. Many of my DAT transfers were from 48k DAT analog out to A/D at
> 44.1., back in ye olde days of CD media. THIS century, we have much better
> conversion from one sample rate to another, especially with Izotope RX. I
> use RX5 Advanced, about to upgrade to 6…
>