earwaxer9;613612 Wrote: > I can remember a recording to reel to reel tape sounding very good! Mid > 70's system. A simple home made LP to tape recording. A friend in > college had the system. Cant remember the brand of the dec. I was > skeptical at first to tape transfers. I really didnt want to like it. > So much for that. I didnt bite though. Dealing with tape seemed like > WAY too much of a hassle.
Reel to reel is quite a bit better than cassette and all analog masters are on reel to reel tape. Two track, single direction 1/2" tape at 30 inches per second is not the same as two track, bidirectional (meaning 4 tracks) 1/8" tape at 1-7/8 inches per second. I should note that consumer reel to reel was/is 1/4" tape running at either 7-1/2 or 3-3/4 inches per second, which is still a world away from the cassette. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 (oops) -> Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85590 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
