Tape Trail

Reel to reel, cassette and other analogue tape formats.

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Re: What tapes stood the test of time best?

Posted by nak_novice on January 25, 2007 at 10:10:03:
I use mainly TDK MA-R90 tapes from late 70's. These are comparable to other newer (1995) TDK MA-XG's and still sound awesome. Of course, Degaussing / Aligning decks properly and storage of cassettes away from magnetic sources is important as is keeping down the store tempearature / humidity. Nakamichi / Pioneer decks used. Ben