Hergest Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Just now, joz said: Good to see a quality tape used. That SA-X formulation wasn't for sale for very long which was a shame as it was superb. Still, the ones that followed have lasted too but that was a stand out. Very, very dark tape, more like a metal formulation to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantan Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 On 13/09/2019 at 6:26 PM, Yngvi said: Bring back DAT.. Mini Disc also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartman Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I fix the occasional tape deck here in Tassie. I would guess that I have sold over a dozen (bakers dozen) in the past year. Some people just want to play their collection, others use them for music production in their studios, I don't know the specifics though. I just need some time to work on two Tascam reel to reel players that I own, as there has been a lot of interest here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartman Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Sold another cassette deck yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surprisetech Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Gained another cassette deck last week. My father-in law's Pioneer CT-W606DR. This is the dual deck with the 20-bit/48kHz DSP for additional noise/hiss reduction and dynamic range expansion. No time to hook it up yet, but should be a bit of fun to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Faustus Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 10/04/2014 at 12:03 PM, oldrose said: They did make some mighty fine decks back in the day though. But never as good as reel to reel Had a Nakamichi 600 and it was good but even my trusty old Akai R2R was better (cannot remember model!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 There is in this house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.E. Pennypacker Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 04/03/2020 at 7:29 PM, blakey72 said: There is in this house There is what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 33 minutes ago, furtherpale said: There is what? Woops....'This' haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Gale Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 09/08/2018 at 9:53 PM, blakey72 said: I recorded a CD onto a TDK Metal tape using Dolby C and had trouble telling the difference (Mid Eighties). Just did the exact same thing on my Luxman or my Yamaha KS2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 18/09/2019 at 4:11 PM, Hergest said: I've read the last few pages and been biting my tongue. Today I was looking for something to play in the study while it was belting down with rain so dug out a tape I'd made in February 1990 from a Fish cd i'd borrowed from a mate, (home taping never did kill music) and it sounds bloody awesome without any mention of it being a 29 year old recording. The naysayers are wrong, if done right it is still ,(as it always has been) a viable and excellent format. Love it. Had loads of SA's, SA-X's and Metal's from TDK. Amazing sound recorded from cd. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundscape Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 How cool is this? A kickstarter campaign to create a new portable cassette player/recorder with switchable Bluetooth functionality. Long live analog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Just looking at cassettes on ebay. Geez some people are charging $10-$20 for one tape. Hope they aren't going to be costing that in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Hall Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, blakey72 said: Just looking at cassettes on ebay. Geez some people are charging $10-$20 for one tape. Hope they aren't going to be costing that in the future. Is anyone still making them ? If not, you can expect the price to go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betocool Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I visited my parent's summer house when I was in Chile in February, and stayed there for about a week. Found a '94 USA Soccer World Cup, Beavis and Butthead, and other similarly aged t-shirts. Not only that, I got to show my daughters what cassettes and VHS tapes looked like. Unfortunately, I did not find a Sony Walkman I had, you bet your bum I would have brought it back. They found it hilarious that I travelled with: - a ton of cassettes - a ton of AA batteries inside my bagpack when I was going on longer trips. Nostalgia, yes, but it's so much easier these days. Although... my dad still has an 80's Grundig tape deck... I'll have to bring it back someday. Cheers, Alberto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hergest Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 12 hours ago, Saxon Hall said: Is anyone still making them ? If not, you can expect the price to go up. Still being made by a couple of companies. Easily available here too. https://dupeshop.com.au/blank-tapes/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McP Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Have a read of this! Nice pics of tape duplication machines too! https://assemblepapers.com.au/2020/02/10/dex-audio/ < Kensington has changed considerably since Dex Audio – once one of the biggest cassette tape, CD and DVD duplication facilities in the country – began business there in the early eighties. Piers Morgan sat down with Dex Audio’s co-founder Greg Williams for a chat about adapting with the times in a fast-moving industry, and how Kensington has changed over the years. > Yes, they're back in business duplicating cassettes for indie bands! regards Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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