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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >I don't know who's listening for you, but there is no tape in
> >existance that can compare favorably to MD.
>
> If you ever have a chance, listen to a Nakamichi Dragon deck with $25
> blanks. I guarantee you'll hear a tape that sounds better than MD.
>
> Of course, it's still a cassette, though ;-)
Well, my (very) old Tandberg 3-header was also capable of out-performing
MD while using metal-tape.
However, play a metal-tape 10 times, and the sound degrades. Play an MD
10 times.... Well, MD stays the same while tape changes over time. Even
when it is just lying on the shelf.
And price-performance? To use metal-tape and to listen to it, you need
the best tape-deck in the world. Like the Nakomichi Dragon. But be
prepared to pay more then for a normal MD-deck.
Metal-tape walkmans exists, but are rare to find and also expensive. They
are not as expensive as MD walkmans, but they are in the neighboorhood.
And for cars... Well head-units for metal-tapes exists but again, they
are expensive.
And a good metal tape costs a lot more than a MD-blank.
Add to that all the convinience of MDs (editing, random-access, size) and
you'll see why tape is on its way out....
Cheers,
Ralph
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