1/2" or 1"

[kristian]

alright. im moving to austin in a couple months and so im redoing my setup. Im pretty set on either Fostex E16, or tascam MSR16. I know the limitations of those both being 1/2" so im open to thoughts on the 1" machines. Ive seen a 1" tascam MS-16 go for $1500 a while back. and i dont know whether to use around $1000 to get a 1/2" or to allocate $2000 for a 1" machine. tricky business. i have other wants. wouldnt mind the Fostex G24 - 1" recorder. but i dont have the $$$!!!

 

[Emeric]

I had great fun with the Tascam TSR-8. 8 tracks on 1/2". I would be a bit leary of 16 tracks on 1/2" though. I've never tried the 1" Tascam products.

 

[Dom Franco]

1" tape is going to be expensive (About twice the price)..... Is the quality that much better? 30 minutes recording time for $80-$100? Just food fo thought.

Sincerely;

Dom Franco

 

[kristian]

is the quality better? the frequency response is 40Hz~18000Khz on the 1/2" machines.. and i know not all 1" get up to 20000Khz.

 

[Hot Rocks]

Tascams 388 1/4 inch reel to reel mixer is another option

 

[kristian]

7 inch wheels, 8 tracks... i want, i need 16. but those things are cool anyway.

 

[Recording Engineer]

Not to mention the rather significant amount of more head-room with wider tape.

 

[CMiller]

I happen to own an MSR-16 that I'm quite fond of. It sounds great. I haven't had any problems with it at all. It's a great machine!