what are you listening to?

[derek92994]

Eric Clapton - Slowhand - Vinyl - Mint - played once only
Thorens TD 160 Super Turntable to Cassette (Nakamichi 480 TDK AD60 No NR)/Betahifi (BASF Chrome)/PC 24/96

 

[Elite-ist]

That is one of my most prized EC albums. First album I bought of Clapton.

Nando.

 

[derek92994]

That is one of my most prized EC albums. First album I bought of Clapton.

Nando.

First time I have heard it in full, this album rates very high in my books.

 

[Elite-ist]

Derek: I bought a re-release of that album for my youngest son as a gift. And somewhere, I have my first box set I had ever bought, containing four chrome cassettes of Clapton's Crossroads with accompanying large booklet.

Nando.

 

[speakerlabfan]

Argent - Ring Of Hands
(1971, Epic) 1A/1B

 

[derek92994]

Derek: I bought a re-release of that album for my youngest son as a gift. And somewhere, I have my first box set I had ever bought, containing four chrome cassettes of Clapton's Crossroads with accompanying large booklet.

Nando.

I have 1 cassette from that Clapton box set, it is also chrome, can't remember how I got ahold of it. The only complete box set I have is Led Zeppelin, very kindly donated to me by a friend who didn't play tapes anymore. Near mint. Recently played all the tapes in the Alpine car unit with dolby b turned on, sounded spectacular!

 

[Elite-ist]

Derek: A very nice box set of Led Zep in cassette. Looking at the colour of the tape it looks to be BASF stock. But, that's from what I know of NOS BASF I have used, lately. It could be Ampex.

Nando.

 

[speakerlabfan]

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Tinderbox
(1986, Geffen)

Really nice to get some listening time this week, after returning from a few
weeks vacation.

 

[Nick Danger]

Ah Um, Love Supreme, Kind of Blue, Take Five and most of the first side of Moanin' off of a Maxell UD 35-180 @ 3.75 IPS recorded from vinyl with playback being handled my by Pioneer RT 1020L.

 

[derek92994]

Derek: A very nice box set of Led Zep in cassette. Looking at the colour of the tape it looks to be BASF stock. But, that's from what I know of NOS BASF I have used, lately. It could be Ampex.

Nando.

Not sure re the variant of the tape, didn't think ampex was that great so must be basf. It is recorded with HXPRO so that comes in handy. The dolby B in the car alpine deck seems to fit any tape without muffling it too much with superior noise reduction.

 

[speakerlabfan]

Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
(1976, Janus) RE-2 / 1A

 

[derek92994]

Van Morrison - Self Titled - German Pressing - Bellaphon
Recording to Sanyo Betahifi VTC-M40 - Sony L-500HG Beta Tape

 

[speakerlabfan]

earlier...

Elf - Trying To Burn The Sun
(1975, Safari) UK pressing

now...


Bruce Cockburn - Joy Will Find A Way
(1975, True North) Canadian pressing

 

[pennysdad]

Not sure re the variant of the tape, didn't think ampex was that great so must be basf..

That's most unusual, considering Ampex (406/407 series, & including Grand Master) was the tape of choice with almost every recording studio in the world (and not only just the USA) throughout the 80's 90's and even to this day.

 

[derek92994]

That's most unusual, considering Ampex (406/407 series, & including Grand Master) was the tape of choice with almost every recording studio in the world (and not only just the USA) throughout the 80's 90's and even to this day.

Does this apply to pre recorded cassette tapes? What did duplication plants use for tapes in the 1990's? I don't actually know what the tape variant is to be honest. The ampex I was referring to as bad was the very early ampex cassette tapes.

 

[pennysdad]

Does this apply to pre recorded cassette tapes? What did duplication plants use for tapes in the 1990's? I don't actually know what the tape variant is to be honest. The ampex I was referring to as bad was the very early ampex cassette tapes.

I don't know D2. It was an assumption that if they made decent reel to reel tape, that they would also make a fairly decent cassette. I'm pro'ly wrong.
I always stuck with TDK SA for all my cassettes 'cept for the occasional MA-R, but most 'gig' tapes were SA's.
As far as studio work, I used either the Ampex 406/7 or Grandmaster 456/7

 

[derek92994]

I don't know D2. It was an assumption that if they made decent reel to reel tape, that they would also make a fairly decent cassette. I'm pro'ly wrong.
I always stuck with TDK SA for all my cassettes 'cept for the occasional MA-R, but most 'gig' tapes were SA's.
As far as studio work, I used either the Ampex 406/7 or Grandmaster 456/7

Totally different kettle of fish with those studio reel to reels when compared to cassette. Some manufacturers of cassette did such a poor job as they didn't take the format serious enough (e.g. early scotch/ampex cassette tapes). I'm sure ampex did well in the studio going by what you said

 

[derek92994]

Eric Clapton - Self Titled - Thorens TD 160 Super Turntable to Cassette (Nakamichi 480 - BASF Chrome Extra 90)/Betahifi (BASF Chromadioxid)/PC 24/96

 

[derek92994]

Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard - Thorens TD 160 Super to Nakamichi 480/Betahifi/PC 24/96

 

[pennysdad]

Great opening track:

[video=youtube;mLDDxfFKd9Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLDDxfFKd9Y&list=ALBTKoXRg38BAwVpd1bWiIiFzPZ1dA7PmN&index=1[/video]