Latest Prerecorded 2ch Cassette or Reel, What's Yours?

[Quad Linda]

Please, no 8-tracks or Quads. Those are covered in other threads. Kindly specify the speed for reels.

Even though I don't buy tapes, I still seem to acquire a few here and there. I was given a sealed cassette of Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits with a Tower sticker still attached.

 

[8trackman]

tape cassettes? hmmm I bet there are still some stores that sell NOS tape cassettes.- are you sure its a completely dead format yet

 

[Quad Linda]

It's not dead yet, neither are '78's.

tape cassettes? hmmm I bet there are still some stores that sell NOS tape cassettes.- are you sure its a completely dead format yet

 

[8trackman]

cool I guess not, sorry if I misread your thread, I guess your looking at reel to reel as well- wish I could help, hopefully someone will chime in

 

[Frantic]

Thank you for this thread!
My heart still goes out to this medium. (And wallet too!)

Latest addition off of Ebay:

Reel to Reel
Sealed - Jethro Tull "Heavy Horses" 7.5 ips

 

[cupboy]

Thank you for this thread!
My heart still goes out to this medium. (And wallet too!)

Latest addition off of Ebay:

Reel to Reel
Sealed - Jethro Tull "Heavy Horses" 7.5 ips

You won't be too happy when you receive it. It's 3 3/4 and sounds lousy. What's the auction number?

 

[magicmarkie]

Some stuff still not available on cd-just received God Save The King/The League Of Gentlemen by our friend Mr R Fripp.

 

[Frantic]

You won't be too happy when you receive it. It's 3 3/4 and sounds lousy. What's the auction number?

You are right, 3 3/4 it is! My mistake as I mixed it up with other 7.5 purchases.
I have not opened it yet.
Should I leave it sealed? LOL

 

[Quad Linda]

It is rumoured that 3 3/4 ips prerecorded reels sound better when left sealed.

You are right, 3 3/4 it is! My mistake as I mixed it up with other 7.5 purchases.
I have not opened it yet.
Should I leave it sealed? LOL

 

[cupboy]

If you do decide to open it and play it, for best results listen while mowing the lawn, vacuum cleaning or when the dishwasher is running.

 

[Q8]

Since I recently got my Sony TC-277- repaired, and it is my first reel deck, I bought a nice stack of tapes today. This whole stack was $45. Some of them are 3 3/4, don't beat me up too badly.

Leonard Bernstein - Ride Of The Valkyries (7 1/2 IPS)

Glen Campbell - Galveston (3 3/4 IPS)

Blood, Sweat & Tears (7 1/2 IPS)

Blood, Sweat & Tears - Child Is Father To The Man (7 1/2 IPS)

Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence (7 1/2 IPS)

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - Incredible (7 1/2 IPS)

Vanilla Fudge - Renaissance (3 3/4 IPS)

Steppenwolf - The Second (3 3/4 IPS)

 

[Quad Linda]

Bet those Columbia reels sound great!

 

[cupboy]

Child Is Father To The Man will have quite a bit of tape on the reel.

 

[Disclord]

I had a Compact Cassette deck in the early 80's that had a 3-3/4 ips record/play mode - it sounded good but the cassettes recorded at the faster speed were not compatible with any other decks.

 

[Quad Linda]

Many "home studio" cassette decks offered 3 3/4. BIC had a line of two speed cassette decks:

I had a Compact Cassette deck in the early 80's that had a 3-3/4 ips record/play mode - it sounded good but the cassettes recorded at the faster speed were not compatible with any other decks.

 

[cupboy]

I wanted one of those back in the day. Too pricey though. I did buy an Elcaset unit. That sure sucked.

 

[TVB]

I had a chance to pick one of these bic 3 3/4 speed cassette decks at a salvation army years back, but passed on it because of the clunky piano style play key. I have never even seen an Elcaset, but would buy it immediately if i ever do.

 

[Q8]

I'mm really starting to see why people gripe bout 3 3/4 reels now that I've been a reel deck owner for a little while. It wouldn't be so bad if so many of them didn't have serious drop-out issues...

 

[Quad Linda]

Since it takes twice as long for a dropout to pass over the playback head, it will be more pronounced at 3 3/4. BTW: every reel deck I've owned record nicely at 3 3/4, but prerecorded 3 3/4 tapes are something I usually avoid. For any critical recording, 7 1/2 and 15 ips are my speeds of choice.

I'mm really starting to see why people gripe bout 3 3/4 reels now that I've been a reel deck owner for a little while. It wouldn't be so bad if so many of them didn't have serious drop-out issues...

 

[Frantic]

Stephen Stills


7.5 ips and very Happy am I !