Hi all.. I have a Teac X1000R that I want to purchase new tapes for... I would prefer to buy brand new tapes as opposed to NOS. Any pointers on where to look?.....
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Hi all.. I have a Teac X1000R that I want to purchase new tapes for... I would prefer to buy brand new tapes as opposed to NOS. Any pointers on where to look?.....
Try this thread.
Its in the Reel to Reel area.
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...vailable-today
I buy all my new tapes from tape city. Sales@tapecity.co.uk
Great quality tape and fast service. reasonable prices to.
You can purchase either reels or bare hubs.
Peter
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Bear in mind you will need to have the machine calibrated to whichever tape you decide to use for best performance.
Hi Cas, thanks for the info ...just what I wanted...Dee
Hi Alan ..what's the difference between LPR90 and LPR35...I have always used Teacs EE tape and was wondering
what tape would be a good alternative...
The 35 is a standard bias tape, the 90 is high output.
You guys must have ears like BATS. I personally can't tell the difference between LPR90 & LPR35 as long as you adjust the bias accordingly. My RTR has that facility (Pioneer RT909) Maybe yes, if you have a recording studio but not for home recordings. Most of my stuff is recorded from 11Mhz DSD so difficult to tell. Both tapes are good[emoji7]
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Hi Dee
Th SM 900 is their premium studio master tape and the LPR 90 is the same formulation on a thinner tape to make it long play they are both high output and the SM 900 up to +9db so can be hit really hard and sounds superb sweet treble with excellent bass the LPR90 has a very similar sound so excellent value for money.
The LPR35 is the long play version of the SM911 and is also excellent not a great deal in it but the LPR35 sounds a bit thinner to me and you cant record it as as higher level as the LPR90 but still very good tape +6dB
They are all 320 nWb/m
Your X1000 lists the LPR35 as a compatible tape on the LH-1 setting and I bet the LPR 90 would work great as well, try it on the EE setting as that was meant for high output
As Ali says its always best to calibrate specifically for a tape type but try it and if it sounds good leave well alone
Alan