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Why Not Bring Back Analog, Reel to Reel Tape

I know, The Tape Project is doing so but in a very expensive way, mostly limited to oldies. Since there are many current issues on LP, why not reel. Reel, done properly can beat LP any day. This is borne out by comparison of the Barclay-Crocker tapes to the LP equilvent in there day. Two track, quarter inch at 7.5 ips can blow LP's away if properly mastered. I've heard the Tape Project stuff at the CES and it is hard to beat, especially if you are using tubes all the way.
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dlanselm
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I heard Reel to Reel tape for the first time at RMAF this past weekend. I would love these to make a big comeback. It is very special.
jsman
246 posts
 
Dlanselm glad you got to expirence some of what a few others have been doing for a while now. Tape really is good under the proper conditions.
mothra
110 posts
 
Because no one cares.

Really , if you can't sell a cd anymore, it's very hard to sell anything and tape is expensive and no one makes tape machines anymore because they are too expensive to make.

In the pro audio community there is an old saw that if everyone had a 15 IPS half track machine for music, there wouldn't be any other formats. I can believe that still.

As for quarter track stuff, it depends on the spped, transfer and tape quality. I worked at a studio doing tape transfers when i was about 19 and it was not a pretty sight.
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normansizemore
601 posts
 
Ah Viridan,

I finally got my dream... a mint Crown SX-822 reel to reel... wish you were here my friend.. This is something you wouldn't forget.

Best,
Norman
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