What is PCM-F1 format?
In the 1980s, before the DAT era, Sony produced a set of PCM adapters that enabled one to record digital audio using a video cassette machine. These units had RCA audio connections for input and output, as well as video I/O that could be sent to, and received from, the VCR. At the time, these systems offered performance far in excess of conventional analog recorders available in the price category. Sony released many models, including the PCM-F1, PCM-501, PCM-601, and PCM-701. Perhaps the most interesting is the PCM-601, which has S/P-DIF digital I/O. These units are highly prized since they are the only units that can be used to make digital transfers of F1 tapes to modern hardware. There are some engineers who insist that, despite the clunkiness of the format by modern DAT standards, the F1 series was the best digital format ever developed. To this day, it is not surprising to see an F1 encoder on a classical recording session.
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