Anyone else see this???....

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Where did they get the idea it was like an audio cassette? This is going to be more like an LTO cartridge. And while the death of tape storage has been predicted for decades, it's still the highest data capacity. Interesting to hear that they're able to push it even further, though!
 
That doesnt do nothing for me, I just wish Maxell&TDK would remanufacture there Chrome/High bias/Type II cassettes again!!! ;)
 
There's still so much old stock out there, the trick is finding it. I Got a stash of TDK SAs and some of their lower grade typIIs for cheap at my local downtown hardware store, they'd been sitting there since the mid 90s, marked down to mid 90s clearance prices no less. Found some Maxell XLIIs at a library sale...for 25cents each. Garage sales, indie hardware and electronics stores, sometimes even rat shacks or best buys. Never know what you might find.
 
briank said:
There's still so much old stock out there, the trick is finding it. Garage sales, indie hardware and electronics stores, sometimes even rat shacks or best buys. Never know what you might find.
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That's what I'm sayin'!!!:thumbs up:
 
tape is by the far a more proven and future proof storage medium compared to any digital system. with these digital systems coming and going, i'm sure a lot of companies are coming around to tape-based archives. i know the library of congress recently made some kind of official announcement recommending analog archiving. ultimately, relying on ever-changing digital systems is an expensive long-term proposition for any company, so tape makes a lot of sense.

this is good news for us tape recordists ... the more these bigger companies invest into tape manufacturing, the better the future looks for support for new tape, tape recorders, etc.
 
lonewhitefly said:
tape is by the far a more proven and future proof storage medium compared to any digital system. with these digital systems coming and going, i'm sure a lot of companies are coming around to tape-based archives. i know the library of congress recently made some kind of official announcement recommending analog archiving. ultimately, relying on ever-changing digital systems is an expensive long-term proposition for any company, so tape makes a lot of sense.

this is good news for us tape recordists ... the more these bigger companies invest into tape manufacturing, the better the future looks for support for new tape, tape recorders, etc.
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Dam , I sure hope you are right !! :thumbs up:
 
Cassette is still the most convenient medium to do rough mixes to. Anything else is a PITA IMO.
 
SteveM said:
Cassette is still the most convenient medium to do rough mixes to. Anything else is a PITA IMO.
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I have cassettes from my JVC 3 head deck from yrs. back that sounds like masters:listeningmusic: :eatpopcorn:
 
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