In Reply to: The tape is probably much better than you think posted by Bugs on October 8, 2004 at 07:05:56:
Yes, you and the other member who commented on this certainly may have somethiing. The vast majority of tapes I play on the ReVox (a well-maintained and sparingly-used late Dolby B model), however, do sound excellent, so I felt fairly secure in making the comparison.I was in fact prepared to crown the open-reel tape king before the party began...I'm an open-reel lover from way back, and in fact my audiophile aspirations came from my dad, who had a nice tubed Ampex back in the early '60s. I still own all his tapes, and consider them the crown jewels of my collection--the operas especially. And whenever anyone asks for opera recommendations, I'm usually quick to point out that the open reel "sounds best"--even if they can't get it or play it!
Right before hearing the Saint-Saens, I listened to my reels of the Beecham Carmen. They sounded stunning, but surface noise aside...the original Capitol LPs are even better! (Hey, maybe I do need some maintenance work... ;-)
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- Re: The tape is probably much better than you think - bublitchki 07:15:02 10/08/04 (4)
- Re: The tape is probably much better than you think - Bugs 08:08:14 10/08/04 (3)
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- Re: The tape is probably much better than you think - bublitchki 09:23:58 10/08/04 (1)
- Re: The tape is probably much better than you think - Bugs 09:36:18 10/08/04 (0)