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Tape Project-Any reason so many tapes are showing

Why are so many Tape Project tapes showing up for sale on A-gon? So far I have seen at least three full lots of tapes appear up for sale, and remainder of subscriptions are also being offered.

My reason for not joining is because of the amount of tapes I would need to purchase with music that I am not interested in.

I dont think it's the quality of the music/tape transfer. I did purchase four tapes from a fellow goner and played them on my Studer A-810 with excellent results. The Studer needs to be re-calibrated and the Tape Project tapes still sounded incredible. So from my own experience these are first class master tapes.
I personally feel the Studer A-810 is the only way to go if you want to get the most benefit from Tape Project. Unless of course you are in the position to purchase an Ampex 102.

Is it economics that these tapes and subscriptions are starting to show up for sale or is it that maybe the tapes are not all that big of a deal sound/quality for the money?

Curious as to what others are feeling about Tape Project?

Ed
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buconero117
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Because the music content being released on these tapes is not appealing. Sound for sound sake does not make sense. This is especially true given the typical cost to find and upgrade a machine. A lot of great music was done in three channel and mixed down, so on that typle of music there is something to be looked for. A transfer of Miles/Blue in Blu-Ray is in progress. It will blow away the mix tape.

I have a few reel to reel's and have found some 7.5 tapes done for broadcast to be outstanding, inspite of the source being vinyl.
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