Tape Project Forum

General Category => Raw Tape => Topic started by: ironbut on August 16, 2009, 08:16:33 PM

Title: JAI Magnetics?
Post by: ironbut on August 16, 2009, 08:16:33 PM

I don't know if any of you guys saw the posting on the Ampex list from Scott Dorsey;

"- ATR Magnetics is shipping tape.  It's good stuff, but very high
  coercivity and not of much use on a 350.

- RMGI is shipping tape.  It includes 911, 900, and 468.  The 468 tape
  is higher bias than a HOLN tape but works nicely on a 350 or 440
  machine.

- Nobody is actually shipping any red oxide tapes or HOLN tapes today.
  JAI Magnetics in India claims to be shipping red oxide tapes still,
  but I have had no luck getting them to ship some to me."

Any of our internationally based member heard of this stuff? This is a first for me (not that I'm hooked on red oxide but you never know till you try.).

Title: Re: JAI Magnetics?
Post by: steveidosound on August 16, 2009, 11:45:06 PM

Saw the post, but I never thought anyone else in the world was slitting 1/4" tape and putting it on reels. I understood a few lines were still operating making cassette tape stock and shells etc.

Title: Re: JAI Magnetics?
Post by: astrotoy on August 17, 2009, 10:03:08 AM

Steve, what does HOLN mean?  Thanks, Larry

Title: Re: JAI Magnetics?
Post by: ironbut on August 17, 2009, 02:04:50 PM

I think it's High Output/Low Noise but that's just a guess.

Title: Re: JAI Magnetics?
Post by: astrotoy on August 17, 2009, 05:10:22 PM

Thanks, Steve. I tried to google HOLN, but nothing that came up made any sense in this context.  Larry