[access-uk] Re: BBC NEWS | Technology | Not long left for cassette tapes (I feel no pain)
- From: "Jillian Grant" <jillian.grant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 03:36:38 +0100
As a music listener, I personally find the sound of cassettes, if kept well
sound better than vinyl. mind you, much prefer cd to tape any day. don't
have many music tapes left.
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From: Iain Lackie <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:54 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: BBC NEWS | Technology | Not long left for cassette
tapes (I feel no pain)
> Colin,
> Vinyl has retained its place because there are those who say that that it
> has better sound quality than any digital source and because dj's use it
for
> there own purposes. No-one would say that the sound quality of cassette is
> better than anything and most if not all digital storage media score over
it
> in convenience.
>
> Iain.
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> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 11:19 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: BBC NEWS | Technology | Not long left for
cassette
> tapes (I feel no pain)
>
>
> > Greetings Ray,
> >
> > Whilst I agree the cassette has only a short life to live, I do not
think
> > it will totally die. I mean, the same has been said about vinyl and
now,
> > the market in vinyl is certainly on the up at present. There are new
> > turntables coming out according to both my own contacts in the business
> > and
> > what I have been reading in the hi-fi press.
> >
> > It was said 78 rpm would die, well, for the mass market, this has
> > certainly
> > been true but there is still a large minority who regularly play at this
> > speed.
> >
> > I believe the cassette will always be around in some form but as for the
> > mass market, yes, much simpler and supposedly intelligent systems are
> > likely to be much more in evidence.
> >
> > Ray, I was interested to read in one of your messages of your recent
> > purchase of Nakamichi and Revox cassette equipment; I have two Revox
r/r
> > machines and three Nakamichi cassette machines. I have two BX300E
> > machines
> > purchased in 1985; they've both now recently had new heads (about three
> > years ago), new transports (about the same time) and are on their third
> > set
> > of motors but they've proved to be excellent workhorses, without masses
of
> > bells and whistles but what they do, they do extremely well.
> >
> > The third Nakamichi machine is the 680ZX which is a dual-speed machine,
no
> > longer available due to court action, it was discontinued in 1982. This
> > machine gives an extremely commendable recording quality far and away
> > above
> > what might be expected at the slower 2.375cm/s and, in fact, setting up
> > properly, I have easily fooled a person who reckons to be an "audiophyl"
> > comparing the cd of Peter Herford playing the Sydney Opera House Organ
in
> > Bach's Tocata and fugue in D, against a metal tape, no dolby, recording
> > the
> > same piece at 2.375cm/s and they've opted for the tape over the cd.
The
> > hiss level on cassette *can* be reduced substantially if you set the
> > machine up properly , use good and well maintained equipment (my 680ZX
was
> > cleaned, demagnetized, fully up-to-spec, being just about at the end of
> > their production).
> >
> > I've heard some absolutely revolting computerized material, but then
I've
> > heard some really fantastic sound too.
> >
> >
> > All the best
> >
> > from:
> >
> > Colin R. Howard.
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