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New Category: TAPE find of the day?!?

CSCHOEN said:
Why would someone record a cd (digital) to tape (analog). I'm sure it sounds good, but it sounds more like a waste of good tape to me.
I still record to tape, but only analog sources (well mastered original vinyl, which was recorded in analog). The greatest benefit that I see
recording to tape (good quality tape,) is that you are keeping the analog "chain". Nice having both sides of a treasured album on one
side of a tape... And saves wear on the record. It's a "win-win".
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I can see the point of wanting to keep things analog. However, considering that digital will have to be converted to analog at some point before it hits your ears, I can see merit in making an analog copy. Some of it is circumstantial, like maybe you have only one system with a really good DAC in it to make the CD sound its best, but the other systems all have good tape decks in them. Add to the fact that not all music is available in good analog form, a good DA conversion to tape might be as close as one can get.
 
i picked up about 18 Scotch 203's 1800ft with little to no markings! One is Vince Giraldi another says 'jazz' w/another reads 'soul'.
All factory boxes along with A-3300SX -2T.
 
CSCHOEN said:
Why would someone record a cd (digital) to tape (analog). I'm sure it sounds good, but it sounds more like a waste of good tape to me.
I still record to tape, but only analog sources (well mastered original vinyl, which was recorded in analog). The greatest benefit that I see
recording to tape (good quality tape,) is that you are keeping the analog "chain". Nice having both sides of a treasured album on one
side of a tape... And saves wear on the record. It's a "win-win".
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Perhaps that person wanted to see how near source his deck and tape could get. I did the same thing as an experiment for that very reason.
 
3db said:
Perhaps that person wanted to see how near source his deck and tape could get. I did the same thing as an experiment for that very reason.
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Ya, that's a thought. I know my deck captures vinyl really well, and that is what I'm looking for. I have cds that sound better than some vinyl,
but (in my collection,) there are actually more records that the cds can't touch. Tapes of those albums are really special.
 
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Came bundled with a Teac A-4010, not enough space to hold onto either unfortunately.
 
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A couple years back I picked up a bunch of used cassette tapes from a local record shop. It was 16 classical recordings that were cheap so I thought why not? They were from Taiwan with Chinese writing and such. The shop did not know the history but some guy came in with them a few months earlier to sell. I put them on a shelf and did not mess with them for probably a year (I have hundreds of pre-recorded cassettes). One rainy day I was spending time listening to pre-record tapes on the Dragon and grabbed a few of these to try. First off, I was startled to find some dried up bugs of some kind inside a few of the cases. Not sure what they were but I was just relieved they were long dead and well decomposed. The tapes ended up being spectacular in their playback performance on the Dragon! Who ever made these knew what they were doing. Well recorded, and expertly transferred to the format. Very dynamic and clean! I have now listened to all of them and each is quite enjoyable.
 
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