We've finally got our Rekokut up and running with a nice looking audex head and a good saphire. Everything appears to be running smoothly. After cutting multiple test cuts we run into the positive aspects of: clean cut, shavings moving neatly toward center of platter, very low noise.
Unfortunately we have the following negative aspects that we'll need to remedy: low levels and very dull treble.
I believe we are fairly peaked in our recording - the meter is to the max before overloading (when cutting with that approach we do get our best/loudest recording without overcutting) but the recording itself is still low and the treble is dull. The bass sounds great.
We do need a pre-EQ but I don't believe this will solve our problem as our meter is peaked anyway and I doubt we can boost any more without overcutting.
Is the problem the amp?
or is the problem the cutter head?
anyone?
dull recording
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I suggest recording some more interesting content 
But seriously, there is dull as in wrong eq and dull as in the head doesn't go out very far in frequency. My Rek-O-Kut head was able to produce recordings that sounded natural if not extended in response with actual measured reasonable response to about 7-8K and rolling off in a non-peaky way above that. Not with any real level to speak of however. Better than AM radio but not as good as FM. They had various qualities of heads. Even the best ones were probably good for 10-12K more or less. See previous reply, but all kinds of things from impedance matching to amp record eq to condition of the head magnets and damping will all affect these things.
But seriously, there is dull as in wrong eq and dull as in the head doesn't go out very far in frequency. My Rek-O-Kut head was able to produce recordings that sounded natural if not extended in response with actual measured reasonable response to about 7-8K and rolling off in a non-peaky way above that. Not with any real level to speak of however. Better than AM radio but not as good as FM. They had various qualities of heads. Even the best ones were probably good for 10-12K more or less. See previous reply, but all kinds of things from impedance matching to amp record eq to condition of the head magnets and damping will all affect these things.