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Post by vcautokid on Dec 10, 2018 17:26:50 GMT -5
Found this gem on FaceBook. Still folks spinning the tapes and having a great time.  |
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Post by geebo on Dec 10, 2018 17:45:14 GMT -5
Found this gem on FaceBook. Still folks spinning the tapes and having a great time. View AttachmentBetter than vinyl... |
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Post by vcautokid on Dec 10, 2018 18:14:30 GMT -5
You're good George. Very good. You are going to get the spinners after me now. LOL. As engineers say " I cannot comment on Future product", I will not get the vinyl folks mad at me so there you go.
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Post by 405x5 on Dec 10, 2018 21:56:15 GMT -5
Found this gem on FaceBook. Still folks spinning the tapes and having a great time. View AttachmentBetter than vinyl... Yeah Mann! For myself, reel to reel marked the beginning of the end of records by solving A big issue, of kicking back for an extended period without lifting a tonearm. In the early days, tape was awesome however not practical to replace records by any means. I have a 7 1/2” collection that’s priceless to me and has been laying dormant without a working deck. A friend of mine solved that problem by giving me a nice deck no longer needed. Hope to dig in after the Holiday. Bill |
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Post by liv2teach on Dec 11, 2018 2:10:47 GMT -5
Love reel to reel...the old Pioneer 707 does a nice job. I've considered plunging deeper and going after a machine to play some master recordings, but then again, do I really need another branch-off for an already complex and expensive hobby?
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Post by vcautokid on Dec 11, 2018 8:10:35 GMT -5
Expensive is right. You need a 2 track recorder. The United Home Audio is stupid expensive and the Masters at $400.00 a set will be very expensive.
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Post by geeqner on Dec 11, 2018 11:59:13 GMT -5
You know - People mocked it, but:
I've heard it said by reliable sources that 8-track tapes, when recorded properly, were NEARLY as good as reel-to-reel.
(Similar head spacing and much better spacing of pick-ups than Casette Tapes "back in the day")
Never got into R-T-R, but QUALITY media, run at a relatively high speed was supposed to be pretty good
(and "Tape Hiss" USUALLY better than / easier to control than LP/Vinyl artifacts...?)
Functionally replaced by the CD Changer (Auto-Changer Record Players were usually a good way to WRECK your LPs)
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Post by novisnick on Dec 11, 2018 13:41:42 GMT -5
Yeah Mann! For myself, reel to reel marked the beginning of the end of records by solving A big issue, of kicking back for an extended period without lifting a tonearm. In the early days, tape was awesome however not practical to replace records by any means. I have a 7 1/2” collection that’s priceless to me and has been laying dormant without a working deck. A friend of mine solved that problem by giving me a nice deck no longer needed. Hope to dig in after the Holiday. Bill I'd advise you to proceed with caution. After my r to r died, I carelessly/foolishly stored my tapes on a back bedroom closet shelf and, when I retrieved them a couple years later, they were dry rotted and unusable.😩 I hope you have better luck! 🙈🙉🙊 Humidor comes to mind! 🤔😁 |
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Post by DYohn on Dec 11, 2018 14:00:44 GMT -5
I used to love open reel tape. In the pre-digital days it was the best format going. Today..... nostalgia I suppose.
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Post by 405x5 on Dec 11, 2018 14:41:52 GMT -5
Yeah Mann! For myself, reel to reel marked the beginning of the end of records by solving A big issue, of kicking back for an extended period without lifting a tonearm. In the early days, tape was awesome however not practical to replace records by any means. I have a 7 1/2” collection that’s priceless to me and has been laying dormant without a working deck. A friend of mine solved that problem by giving me a nice deck no longer needed. Hope to dig in after the Holiday. Bill I'd advise you to proceed with caution. After my r to r died, I carelessly/foolishly stored my tapes on a back bedroom closet shelf and, when I retrieved them a couple years later, they were dry rotted and unusable.😩 I hope you have better luck! 🙈🙉🙊 Luckily, they appear, so far to be in great shape. They were boxed in a dark room with common central AC duct work to the rest of the floor. Not sure if it made a difference, but except for the pre recorded reels, I always bought the highest grade tape I could get my hands on. Bill |
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Post by donh50 on Dec 11, 2018 14:44:23 GMT -5
I thought I had my old Pioneer 707 sold a few years ago but the buyer changed his mind. It's still in its box, somewhere... I had a couple of decent decks way back when (Studer 1/2" and 2" mastering decks) but have no real (or maybe "reel"  ) desire to go back to tape (or LPs). My biggest frustration with CDs is that so many "remastered" versions just plain suck to my ears. Nothing to do with the medium, all about what the mastering engineers did (probably at Marketing's request) to kill the dynamic range and muck up the EQ. |
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Post by Loop 7 on Dec 11, 2018 15:59:46 GMT -5
I once heard a well-known hifi writer remark that vinyl listeners are subconsciously wanting reel-to-reel tape but the tape catalog is so microscopic that vinyl is the next best thing.
Acoustic Sounds and others are starting to release tape albums and super cool tape box sets but it's like 1 percent of 1 percent of 1 percent of 1 percent at this point.
If tape ever makes a comeback like vinyl, it would be super cool.
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) desire to go back to tape (or LPs). My biggest frustration with CDs is that so many "remastered" versions just plain suck to my ears. Nothing to do with the medium, all about what the mastering engineers did (probably at Marketing's request) to kill the dynamic range and muck up the EQ.
