Cassette's Not Dead, Apparently!

[Spectral Morn]

Yeah I may have to make a deliberate effort to avoid going down that road....

I am on that road............................................ Its all Nicks fault


Regards D S D L

[Beechwoods]

Sorry chaps. I feel really bad now.

You know, you really need to hear a TOTL Elcaset deck before you die...

[Spectral Morn]

Sorry chaps. I feel really bad now.

You know, you really need to hear a TOTL Elcaset deck before you die...

There were some of those tapes on E-Bay at the moment....can't remember where though. Cassettes maybe.....

Don't feel bad, we are adults, just weak willed ones.........



Regards D S D L

[DSJR]

Our EL7 was better performing (and sounding?) than our dem High Speed Revov B77 (IEC eq). Didn't sell many though

[Spectral Morn]

Our EL7 was better performing (and sounding?) than our dem High Speed Revov B77 (IEC eq). Didn't sell many though

I wouldn't doubt that. I assume this was another great format Sony came up with and then would not share, hence its failure, such as Beta, Mini Disc and maybe SACD.........


Regards D S D L

[Beechwoods]

Elcaset machines were also produced by Technics, but it was killed by the fidelity and convenience of compact cassette, particularly in conjunction with Metal tape that came out just a year or so later. I wrote a few words about it here a while back...

While Elcaset only ran at 3¾ips it had the advantage of using proper Type II tape, which gave it an edge over reel to reel which only utilised Type I formulations. I really need to do a critical head to head versus my other machines, but it does sound fantastic, very low s/n very solid and dynamic - I have an original Sony 'Demonstration Tape' - the only pre-recorded Elcaset tape manufactured - which sounds amazing, and very funky - Japanese Lounge Jazz wah-wah version of Also Sprach Zarathustra - fantastic!

[DSJR]

Our EL7 was thrashed to within an inch of its life and not once did it ever chew a tape, even though the pressure rollers were caked. the tapes seemed to last well also. I do seem to recall that the tapes weren't at all cheap.

SA-CD? I still reckon the main reason for "improvements" in this format are careful remastering and even more careful recording and presentation of new classical material. the added 20 - 40KHz mush may have a lot to do with it as well, giving a false sense of extended frequency range..............

[AudiOH!]

- show me the oscilloscope that measures musical emotion.

I played the clip that Alex provided earlier in this thread. It brought a smile to my face and yes, even a tear (of joy) to my eyes Maybe I should change my forum name to Oscy

Enjoy the music

Les

[The Grand Wazoo]

I played the clip that Alex provided earlier in this thread. It brought a smile to my face and yes, even a tear (of joy) to my eyes Maybe I should change my forum name to Oscy

Enjoy the music

Les

Hehehe,
Maybe you're onto something there - So it can be measured after all, but not with a scope, just a measuring jug. That was a one tear performance!!

[AudiOH!]

Really. Any discussion that supposes that magnetic tape is the more stable archival vehicle than CD is not serious. MHO. And, as far as I can tell, the HO of the entire professional music industry, which is saving the history of music from the stability of magnetic tape by archiving it digitally.

Tim

This item might be of interest

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8172568.stm

Regards

Les