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. ----- Original Message ----- From: Iain Lackie <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <chairman@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > 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. 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