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Tape Project Albums - general / Great Concept but...
« on: November 13, 2008, 10:49:14 AM »
I like the idea that new material is being offered on tape that is very close to the master as possible, however
A few years back a small company called MFSL released various material that was remastered and sounded pretty good.
A great concept.
Then more recently the SACD was released and it too sounds pretty good.
Another great concept.
Recently, I just found this site and read with great interest, new material being released on mag tape. It's about time and another great concept.
But to my disappointment, to play the media requires specialized equipment and a fat wallet.
Sadly, I have neither. I've been absent from analog for many years by getting caught up with cd's and dvd's and other source material stored on a pc.
Recently I unpacked my old teac a6010 and a few tapes, just to get an idea how well it still works to set up a ebay auction.
I was amazed at how rich and full the music sounded so many years later. I quickly dismissed the idea of selling the equipment and now the deck sits proudly next to my media center and the stack of vintage audio equipment.
As a special request to those in power, would you consider additionally releasing this media in a more common format such as 1/4 inch 4 track @ 7 1/2 ips on 7 inch reel size with more attractive pricing?
If this is simply not possible, can a few people suggest possible equipment to consider to experience the new material?
Any thoughts on Teac x1000/x2000 series, technics rs-1500, or Akai GX-45x series
thanks
A few years back a small company called MFSL released various material that was remastered and sounded pretty good.
A great concept.
Then more recently the SACD was released and it too sounds pretty good.
Another great concept.
Recently, I just found this site and read with great interest, new material being released on mag tape. It's about time and another great concept.
But to my disappointment, to play the media requires specialized equipment and a fat wallet.
Sadly, I have neither. I've been absent from analog for many years by getting caught up with cd's and dvd's and other source material stored on a pc.
Recently I unpacked my old teac a6010 and a few tapes, just to get an idea how well it still works to set up a ebay auction.
I was amazed at how rich and full the music sounded so many years later. I quickly dismissed the idea of selling the equipment and now the deck sits proudly next to my media center and the stack of vintage audio equipment.
As a special request to those in power, would you consider additionally releasing this media in a more common format such as 1/4 inch 4 track @ 7 1/2 ips on 7 inch reel size with more attractive pricing?
If this is simply not possible, can a few people suggest possible equipment to consider to experience the new material?
Any thoughts on Teac x1000/x2000 series, technics rs-1500, or Akai GX-45x series
thanks