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I’ve never heard of any Akai machine being anywhere near the level of even a Teac or Tascam, much less an old school “pro” studio deck. I was personally never very impressed with Revox- I had an OG 15 ips A77, and found the Tascam 22-2 to sound better and be more usable. I agree w Sweetbeats...

Well, I have a friend who’s super into fountain pens. And there are fountain pen communities. He can restore fountain pens, and they can be worth a significant amount of money. But no one is going to say, “well sure fountain pens are cool but if you are going to write a report for work, they...

Yeh I’m not a big fan of cassette multi track at this point … but I would use them if that was all that existed. Digital, not so much. To me, it’s the difference between photoshop and oil paint and canvass. I understand this is a minority opinion, and mang simply see the medium as capture method...

I personally have zero interest in digital recording. It’s becoming more and more challenging to make recordings on tape start to finish, but I’m hanging in there because if digital were the only option, I would not record at all. I personally believe they are different art forms/disciplines...

Then perhaps you should post in another forum?

-ish ha. I'm not sure the exact name for the project, will probably be a cross between solo and Magic Hero (more like a stripped down Magic Hero).

… also worth noting- remember Beck from this forum way back? If I recall, he sold me two NOS reels of Scotch 207 for the Scully 4-track I had, back in 2012. Those were the days.

… and yeh it’s a chunk of cash. That’s the other thing. Prices have about quadrupled since I bought my last multitrack around 2015.

Yep that was me and I did find one, not from that post though. It was via a vintage audio dealer on Instagram of all places. He has a stash of serious gear in LA. So it’s gonna need to be set up and gone through etc, then transported up here to Oakland. Hopefully the storms will be done by that...

Oh … RE: sticky. I’ve used quite a lot of 206/207, over many recent years, used and NOS tape dating back from probably the ‘60s (or early ‘70s) through to the ‘80s, and never encountered a reel that didn’t perform well. I think they maybe flake/shed a little more than some other tapes, but not...

Cool, thanks If all goes according to plan, should have a Scully 280 4-track here again in a bit. Looking to get some tape in order so I’m prepared. Not sure on exact timeline yet, maybe a month or two. Scotch 202/203 is actually my favorite tape, but it’s a bit fragile at this point. I’ve...

LOL I may hit you up if I get desperate

… anyone have any for sale? Ideally looking for NOS, but reality is what it is so used is also alright. Best, Donny

It’s a common counter argument to spin the (very real) vinyl and tape resurgence to include the (digital) CD and lump them together as “physical media”. So yeh if you include the *digital* physical media, “physical media” sales have been declining for a long time. But if you’re actually...

Psychoacoustics is literally the science of the psychology behind people listening to audio. Music has no meaning without psychoacoustics. Not everything is "measurable", especially in something subjective like listening to music. But what is objectively measurable is the increase in sales of...

LOL … and your point is? This was a response to “no one is manufacturing cassette recorders anymore”, which is factually incorrect in spades. I’m not speaking to the quality of any of these decks. But their mere existence illustrates the demand and current viability of the cassette format...

I see some Scotch reels, but it’s hard to tell because there is paper glued over. But there’s clearly some latter-era Ampex tapes on the bottom row. A WAV file is not a storage medium. A hard drive supposedly lasts 3-5 years, SD cards 10? The CD is the most reliably proven everyday digital...

There is a lot to unpack in your post here, and I'm not sure most of it has much to do with my original point: "Record a bunch of cassettes, put them in a shoebox somewhere, then fast-forward 40 years. Your tapes will still exist, sound like they do today, and the gear to play them back will...

If "nobody manufacturing cassette recorders today" is "the answer" - then the answer must be the opposite of what you are indicating ... because lots of cassette recorders are still manufactured. Not only do you have these little things available at your friendly neighborhood Amazon; TEAC...

Sorry to hear about the flood you experienced. Anything can be physically destroyed- I’m not sure this points to any particular weakness of analog. I’m familiar with the Universal Fire. I’m not sure that example can be used as anything typical. Many of the tapes destroyed were 50-60 years old...