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What's on your tape machine tonight?

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1. Tchaikovsky Violin Concert. Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. I got a shiver up my spine thinking Wow this is one recording generation removed from actual Heifetz the only man capable of intimidating Reiner. There is video of this recording being made on The Art of Conducting but it cuts off part way through the first movement. Arrrrrrrrrgh!

2. John Coltrane A Love Supreme. When the discussion turns to great jazz, two albums float to the top: Kind of Blue and A Love Supreme. And Trane plays on both. OK add Saxophone Colossus. Sonny b good.

* Chad likes it hot. The VU meter often wanders into the Red Zone.

Studer A80. Flat from 20 Hertz to 20 Kilohertz. It is a pleasure to hear the solid Ker Thunk when play is pressed on this precision Swiss machinery.

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elliottbnewcombjr
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Another nephew, also a musician like my favorite nephew (I let him think so) came to visit. Out came Beatles Sgt. Peppers; Original Moody Blues Go Now (piano based blues band before Justin); Rare Earth; Led Zeppelin. Got some tears in his eye.

Mine are commercial consumer pre-recorded by the studios, 7" 7.5 ips, still the best source I have.

elliottbnewcombjr
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I was spending my former tobacco money on music and bought around 500 7" pre-recorded tapes, often the shipping was more than the tape in those days. Sold about 150 of them, anyway don’t let anyone tell you they are no good, bleed thru, ... nearly every one sounds terrific.

S/N: noisiest format I own, best content I have, EVERYONE picks LP version over CD, and then picks Tape version over LP.

I’m gonna play one of my Van Cliburn tapes when I get home friday.

 

I inherited some 2 track stereo tapes, some staggard and some in-line. They sound amazing when played on a real 2 track deck. Mine needs a new belt. It has 3 (it won’t let me edit staggered) heads, one head staggared I think 3/4"

elliottbnewcombjr
5,196 posts
 

it always surprises me how few audiophiles have reel to reel machines, including my friends who love the sound of mine. far greater leap in SQ than all the power/interconnect/... tweaks people invest in.

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