Downloading PCM audio from VHS videotape

Good evening. I may be over my head here, but here goes.
I have a VHS tape that was used in the early days of digital audio recording (1983) to record a concert. The helical track was used to record the sound digitally in two channels--simple stereo, and the linear tracks were used to record the same sound in VHS HIFI (which is actually pretty good).
I would like to download the digital music from the videotape into iTunes on an iMac so I can transfer it onto a CD. I have a properly working VHS HIFI recorder to serve as the playback source.
A professional has quoted $350 to do this, and I wonder whether this is something mere mortals can do on their own.
Many thanks for any information/advice you might be able to provide.

an xlr adapter cable will work correctly if the quality of components are reasonable, if it doesn't work correctly there is a fault
xlr connectors can supply either balanced or unbalanced sound signals, a converter using a transformer should ideally be used the player may be balanced the Canopus is unbalanced.The afore mentioned cable will work for the purpose you require ie - not broadcast spec, connected over a short distance, its cheap and easy to connect.
keep the sound cables away from the mains power cable

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