For me, It's You .... Train.
CD |
Mind Games ..... John Lennon.
Cassette |
All the Roadrunning ... Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris.
CD |
Have a Nice Day ..... Bon Jovi.
Not my normal thing but at 50 cent still sealed in the thrift shop, well you just have to get it...... |
Breach .... The Wallflowers.
CD |
Flaunt The Imperfection ...... China Crisis.
Cassette.
This one I had serious doubts on as both the case and the tape itself looked like they had been dragged through a swamp.
But very surprised it plays perfectly and as a huge bonus the SQ is outstanding! |
Real Live ... Bob Dylan.
Cassette |
Absolutely Live..... Rod Stewart.
Cassette.
Surprisingly very good! |
Apt description for this forum nowadays David........
Shades of Two Worlds ... The Allman Brothers Band.
Cassette |
Got home from a gruelling week where nothing went right until Friday afternoon by when it was too late.
But nice box from the postie.
Job lot of 180 cassette tapes, mostly jazz, fusion etc.
First up.
High Voltage 2 ... Maynard Ferguson |
Crossroads..... Bon Jovi.
CD
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Still Life / American Concert 1980 .... The Rolling Stones.
Cassette.
Very quiet in the music forums Boxer don’t ya think? |
Invasion of your Privacy .... Ratt.
Not for everyone but no denying the killer riff to Your In Love!
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Sahara .... Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons.
Cassette |
With The Beatles.
Cassette |
An Evening with The Allman Brothers Band.
Cassette |
Glass Houses...... Billy Joel.
Cassette |
Right now.
Revolver ... The Beatles.
Cassette |
Love You Live ... The Rolling Stones.
Cassette |
David
What do you think of that Van Morrison release?
I gave it a quick listen from Qobuz while switch testing, it sounded like it was worthy of a dedicated listening session. |
Infidels ... Bob Dylan.
Cassette |
Two Against Nature .... Steely Dan.
Cassette |
Great set play list there Brian Holmes!
Welcome and enjoy |
Glad the tapes are working out ok so far Brian! Enjoy!!
Double Vision .... Foreigner.
Cassette |
Quite a haul there stereo5, in fact an eclectic mix one could say, The Doors and Bush in one session!
Great stuff all of them.
Nick of Time... Bonnie Rait, CD
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LMAO stereo5. You have a good memory.
😁😁😁.
Right now.
Tug of War .... Paul McCartney.
Cassette |
The Allman Brothers Band live at Ludlow Garage 1970.
Cassette |
Color Rit ..... Lee Ritenour.
Chrome Cassette |
Sunny Virginia oh yes
Oh wait, snow tomorrow....
Say what, yuk!
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It is my second preference for medium.
And it even has some advantage over vinyl.
Last night I fell asleep with tape playing, no harm no foul as shuts off at end.
You just never know what damage you might do to a stylus in same situation.
And my fully factory spec restored Nakamichi ZX-7 is probably going to give me best replay I am ever likely to get on cassette tape. |
Codes and Keys ..... Death Cab for Cutie.
Qobuz
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Looks like we are the only Audiophool who play with cassette tapes bkeske.
Oh and GK I guess..
I just sorted through my latest haul which included a lot of hard to find jazz and fusion tapes some of which are chrome.
Enjoying them right now. |
Dark side of the Moon .... Pink Floyd.
Cassette from 1978 that plays perfectly.
Quite a nice surprise in my latest haul.
In fact I would have to say the SQ is quite astonishing.... And no scratches 😂😂 |
As far as Nak tape deck restorations go, Willy Herman is the man to go to, unfortunately he also has a 12 month wait list, thats why he is the master!
Now it really does not cost much less to have a lesser Nak deck restored than a top flight one so financially it probably does not make too much sense to do the cr-1a, if it is playing well, keep it and enjoy it.
I would look around for a good used 3 head, preferably already restored by Willy ( they do exist) or a non working one on the cheap and book it in with Willy and just wait until he can get to it.
I guess it depends on just how much you want to spend on a tape deck?
I had a 582, then went up to a 660, then found a zx7 which worked well for about 6 months then the recording went on the fritz so I got Willy to work his magic on it and could not be happier. |
Greenhouse ..... Yellowjackets.
Cassette |
Unfortunately yes to pricing of 3 head Nak decks.
Any that are in fair condition and working right now are going to be $500 plus minimum.
As an example I bought my zx7 for $850 working which was a fair price and then spent near that again getting it restored to factory spec.
But really that is it, im done for now, will never need anything better. |
Hell Freeze Over ... The Eagles.
R2R 7.5 ips |
Spellbound .... Joe Sample.
Cassette |
😂😂😂😂
It is a fact that if you want an analog recording of some of the 90,s albums you have to look for the cassette tape..
The Rhythm of the Saints ..... Paul Simon. |
Live Rymin' .... Paul Simon in Concert.
R2R |
The Exogal Comet Plus was the very first dac I ever owned.
Great little unit, took a while to truly replace it after I got the " upgraditis" itch! |
Boxer.
I would have to say it's my favorite album of theirs and it can hold its head up in supposed superior company as a class musical experience. |
Sanctuary ... The J. Geils Band.
Vinyl |
Well hip hip hooray!
At freaking last.
A fellow A7X fan.....👍👍👍
Do yourself a favor and buy Nightmare.
By far and away their best album ever.
Not a single bad track on the whole album.
But " Victim" gets my vote as the standout track.
If you can listen to that and not be moved you must be clinically dead..... |
Arcam.
You are likely correct in that City of Evil takes a few listening sessions to grow on you.
Nightmare is instant WOW from the opening chords!
The s/t album is very good too IMHO.
A little piece of heaven being my favorite.
Hail to the King is ok.... Lol |
Baltus.
Wow.
Not heard Yello in like forever, now going to have to dig some out.
Thx |
Thunder in the Valley ... Billy and the American Suns.
Cassette |
Hotel California ... The Eagles.
Cassette |
Derek and the Domino's live at the Filmore. Tape 2
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Phobia ... The Kinks.
Cassette |
